Bernstorff
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The Bernstorff family is the name of an old and distinguished German-Danish noble family which originated from Mecklenburg, Germany.[http://www.vonbernstorff.net/ Familie von Bernstorff] {{in lang|de}} Members of the family held the title of Count/Countess, granted to them on 14 December 1767 by King Christian VII of Denmark.{{cite web | url=http://genealogy.euweb.cz/titles/b.html | title=Counts - B }}
Notable members
- Andreas Gottlieb von Bernstorff (1649–1726), Hanoverian minister who accompanied George I to Britain when he became King
- Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff (1712–1772), Danish statesman
- Andreas Peter Bernstorff (1735–1797), Danish state minister
- Christian Günther von Bernstorff (1769–1835), Danish and Prussian statesman
- Joachim Frederik Bernstorff (1771–1835), Danish statesman
- Albrecht von Bernstorff (1809–1873), diplomat, Prussian Foreign Minister (1861–1862)
- Andreas Bernstorff (1811–1864), Danish military officer
- Berthold von Bernstorff (1842–1917), German politician and owner of Schiermonnikoog{{cite thesis|url=http://www.rjhbrink.eu/Berolini/medewerkers/VanderVen/VanderVen.htm |title=Een omstreden eiland |author=F.A.J. van der Ven |year=1993 |language=de |access-date=8 March 2022}}
- Percy von Bernstorff (1858–1930), German public official
- Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff (1862–1939), German diplomat
- Georg Ernst von Bernstorff (1870–1939), German politician
- Albrecht von Bernstorff, German diplomat and resistance fighter
See also
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Bernstorff family}}
- [http://www.vonbernstorff.net/ Bernstorff family website] (in German)
- [https://dis-danmark.dk/bibliotek/907115.pdf Slægten Bernstorff] (in Danish)
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Category:Danish noble families
Category:German noble families