Adam Wilhelm Moltke

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Adam Wilhelm Moltke

Count Adam Wilhelm Moltke zu Bregentved (born August 25, 1785 in Einsidelsborg , Funen , † February 15, 1864 in Copenhagen ) was a Danish politician and the first democratically elected Prime Minister of Denmark.

Life

Moltke came from the Mecklenburg noble family Moltke , his father was the Minister of State Joachim Godske Moltke .

In 1805 Moltke passed his legal exam and shortly afterwards became an auscultant at Højesteret . In 1809 he took part in the peace negotiations in Jönköping following the Danish-Swedish war . In 1812 he became a deputy in the pension chamber and in 1816 a member of the finance deputation and a member of the directorate for state funds. From 1831 to 1848 he was secret minister of state. In 1828 he received the Grand Cross of the Dannebrog Order and in 1836 the Elephant Order . From 1849 to 1860 he was a member of the Landsting.

His tenure as Prime Minister lasted from 1848 to 1852, where he headed the Moltke I , Moltke II , Moltke III and Moltke IV cabinets . During this time he held various ministerial posts at the same time; Moltke was Minister of the Navy (March 22, 1848 - April 6, 1848), Minister of Finance (March 22, 1848 - November 16, 1848) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (November 16, 1848 - August 6, 1850).

Moltke is buried in the Karise Kirke cemetery.

Contemporary assessment

In 1848/9 the Nordic Telegraph wrote :

“Count Adam Wilhelm Moltke zu Bregentved is an old statesman who is highly respected by the people, who has rendered outstanding services to his fatherland through clever and conscientious administration of finances and the pension chamber [...]. A noble soul already speaks from its exterior, and one recognizes the active, active businessman at once. The full face, somewhat marked by age, the lively little eyes with strong, overhanging, light eyebrows, the high, noble forehead, the well-built, medium-sized figure and a fast, steady gait give the person who is always simply dressed, but with a certain something Gentleness in posture and movement is something peculiar to men. "

Marriages and offspring

In 1817 Moltke married Countess Frederikke Louise Knuth-Knuthenborg (January 2, 1797 - March 16, 1819), daughter of the secret conference councilor Frederik Knuth-Knuthenborg, in Copenhagen . After the death of his first wife, he married her sister Marie Elisabeth Knuth in Copenhagen on August 22, 1823 (January 2, 1791 - March 13, 1851), and the children were born from the marriage:

  • Frederik Georg Julius Moltke (born February 27, 1825 in Copenhagen, † October 1, 1875 at Bregentved Gods), later Foreign Minister
  • Maria Caroline Vilhelmine Moltke (* July 23, 1827 - † January 20, 1889)
  • Julie Georgine Sophie Moltke (May 4, 1830 in Copenhagen; † December 24, 1889, in Copenhagen)
  • Christian Henrik Carl Moltke (born May 13, 1833 - December 21, 1918 on Lystrup Gods)

Awards

literature

Endnotes

  1. ↑ a b Steen Andersen Bille: Moltke, Adam Wilhelm . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 11 : Maar – Müllner . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1897, p. 393-396 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
  2. ^ AW Moltke, President of the Danish Ministry. In: Nordic Telegraph. A weekly for politics, literature and art in Scandinavia and the Netherlands. First Volume, No. 1–39, October 1848 - June 1849, p. 67.
  3. ↑ a b c d e Povl Engelstoft : AW Moltke . In: Svend Cedergreen Bech , Svend Dahl (eds.): Dansk biografisk leksikon . Founded by Carl Frederik Bricka , continued by Povl Engelstoft. 3. Edition. tape 10 : Moltke – Olrik . Gyldendal, Copenhagen 1982, ISBN 87-01-77464-6 (Danish, biografiskleksikon.lex.dk ).
personal data
SURNAME Moltke, Adam Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Moltke, Adam Wilhelm Graf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish politician; Prime Minister of Denmark
DATE OF BIRTH August 25, 1785
PLACE OF BIRTH Einsidelsborg (now Egebjerggård), Fyn
DATE OF DEATH February 15, 1864
Place of death Copenhagen