Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg

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Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg
Defence Minister of Denmark
In office
18 October 1909 – 28 October 1909
Preceded byJens Christian Christensen
Succeeded byChristopher Krabbe
Personal details
Born(1839-06-10)10 June 1839
Hochberg (now Remseck am Neckar), Kingdom of Württemberg
Died1 March 1912(1912-03-01) (aged 72)
Ledreborg
Political partyModerate Venstre
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen
Ledreborg on Zealand

Count Johan Ludvig Carl Christian Tido of Holstein-Lederborg (10 June 1839 – 1 March 1912), was a

Defence Minister of Denmark from 18 October to 28 October 1909.[1]

Biography

Holstein was the son of Count Christian Edzard Moritz of Holstein-Lederborg (1809–1895) and his wife, Countess Caroline Louise Lefeubre de Marpalu (1810–1903). He was a descendant of Danish Minister of State Count

Cand.polit. at the University of Copenhagen in 1866. He took over the Ledreborg estate after his father's death in 1895. He rebuilt the chapel at Ledreborg and also had the buildings and the garden restored.[2][3]
[4][5]

Prime Minister

After the

Frederik VIII that Holstein might be able to gain the support of the three major liberal parties.[6] The three Liberal groups settled on him as a prime minister, creating the first coalition since the establishment of the parliamentary system in Denmark. As prime minister, he formed a liberal cabinet with Jens Christian Christensen as defence minister, Niels Neergaard as finance minister, and Klaus Berntsen as minister of justice, and succeeded in achieving a compromise on the question of defence that satisfied the liberal parties, while still being acceptable to Højre
.

As one of the few members of the Venstre Reform Party, the Danish Liberal party belonging to the nobility, Holstein was isolated by his colleagues and at the same time took a special position within Venstre. He was considered an outstanding and varied speaker and as one of "the five leaders of Venstre", but already 1890 he had retired from political life, devoting himself to his life as a squire on Zealand. Around two months into Holstein's term, conservative members of the Folketing called for a vote of no confidence in him, which failed. Shortly afterwards, the Radical Democrats called for a vote of no confidence in his cabinet. This vote succeeded, marking the first time that a Danish cabinet had been ousted by a vote of no confidence from the Folketing.[6] He called upon the Radical Democrats to form a new cabinet because they had instigated the vote to oust the old cabinet, and proceeded to resign.

Personal life

In 1867 he married Ingeborg Henriette de Løvenørn (1842–1915). Holstein converted to

Roman Catholic Prime Minister.[7]

Descendants

His descendant (and heir of Ledreborg Castle) Count Knud Johann Holstein-Ledreborg married

Michael of Romania
).

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References

  1. ISBN 978-1-4616-7184-8
    . Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  2. ^ "- Holstein, Johan Ludvig Carl Christian". Salmonsens konversationsleksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  3. ^ Magne Njåstad. "Johan Ludvig Holstein". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  4. ^ Lulu Salto Stephensen. "Ledreborg". Den Store Danske, Gyldendal. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "Ledreborg". danskeherregaarde.dk. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  6. ^
    ISBN 0-7618-0187-1
    .
  7. ISBN 9789401209632
    . Retrieved 25 August 2014.
Political offices
Preceded by
Niels Thomasius Neergaard
Council President of Denmark

16 August 1909 – 28 October 1909 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Defence Minister of Denmark

18 October 1909 – 28 October 1909 		Succeeded by
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