Carl Poul Oscar Count Moltke

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Carl Moltke

Carl Poul Oscar Graf Moltke (born January 2, 1869 in Gorizia , † September 5, 1935 in Christiansholm ) was a Danish diplomat and foreign minister .

Life and family environment

Carl Poul (Paul) Oscar Graf Moltke came from the noble Mecklenburg family von Moltke , namely the Danish line Strietfeld, Ast Bregentved , which had been in Danish service for several centuries and was given high honors (Danish liege counts since March 31, 1750) and was enfeoffed with extensive land holdings in Denmark and in the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, which then belonged to the Danish crown . He was the son of the king. Danish Chamberlain and Majors Adam Henrik Graf Moltke (1828–1913), heir to Nütschau , in Holstein, Knight of the Danebrog Order and Knight of Honor of the Order of St. John and Emma Cappizuchi-Cassini (1836–1870).

Professional background

Carl Poul Oscar Graf Moltke was initially a Danish naval officer, but only made it up to the rank of prime lieutenant. Since the court service as Kgl. dan. Chamberlain was not satisfied, he chose the diplomatic service that other members of his family had already completed (e.g. Frederik Moltke (1825–1875), who had also become Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs). Carl Paul Oscar quickly made a career in the foreign service, also because of his language skills ( German , English , Italian ). He became envoy and eventually rose to the position of foreign minister. For his services to the state he was rewarded with the Grand Cross of the Danebrog Order.

He was married since 1907 to Cornelia (Nina) Thayer (1881-1960), an American from Boston .

Web links

Commons : Carl Moltke  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Genealogical Handbook of the Nobility Volume A XXV, CA Starke-Verlag, Limburg, 1998, ISBN 3-7980-0817-5 , pp. 352-353.
  2. ^ Genealogy. Handbook of the Nobility Volume GA IV, CA Starke-Verlag, Limburg, 1962, p. 312.


predecessor Office successor
Johann Hegermann-Lindencrone Danish envoy in Berlin
1912–1924 		Herluf Pay
personal data
SURNAME Moltke, Carl Poul Oscar Graf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish diplomat and foreign minister
DATE OF BIRTH January 2, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH Gorizia
DATE OF DEATH September 5, 1935
Place of death Christiansholm