William Ahlefeldt-Laurvig
Count Carl William Ahlefeldt-Laurvig (born May 2, 1860 on Tranekær Slot , † November 29, 1923 ) was a Danish diplomat and foreign minister .
Life
In 1878 Ahlefeldt-Laurvigen became a student of political science in Roskilde and graduated as cand.pol in 1883. In 1886 he entered the State Department where he made an ordinary career. First he was an assistant in the ministry, then attaché in Paris from 1887 to 1889, and from 1889 to 1891 legation secretary there . From 1891 to 1897 he worked in London, from 1897 to 1908 he was envoy in Vienna . Ahlefeldt-Laurvigen was Foreign Minister in the Neergaard I cabinet from October 1908 to October 1909 and in the Holstein-Ledreborg and Berntsen cabinets from July 1910 to June 1913.
From 1909 to 1923 Ahlefeldt-Laurvigen was director of Det Classenske Fideicommis .
The
Ahlefeldt-Laurvig family was the son of Count Frederik Ludvig Wilhelm Ahlefeldt-Laurvig (1817–1889) and his wife, Countess Marie Albertine Mathilde (nee Schulin, 1820–1885). Since April 26, 1887 he was married to Elisabeth (nee Countess Danneskiold-Samsøe, 1866-1950). He had a brother Christian Ahlefeldt-Laurvig.
Awards
- 1893: Knight's Cross of the Dannebrog Order
- 1898: Dannebrogsmændenes hæderstegn
- 1903: Commander II class of the Dannebrog Order
- 1904: Commander 1st class of the Dannebrog Order
literature
- Hans Jensen: Ahlefeldt-Laurvig (en), Carl William . In: Johannes Brøndum-Nielsen, Palle Raunkjær (ed.): Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon . 2nd Edition. tape 26 : Supplement: A – Øyslebø . JH Schultz Forlag, Copenhagen 1930, p. 30 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
- Br. De Fontenay: William Ahlefeldt-Laurvig . In: Svend Cedergreen Bech , Svend Dahl (eds.): Dansk biografisk leksikon . Founded by Carl Frederik Bricka , continued by Povl Engelstoft. 3. Edition. tape 1 : Abbestée – Bergsøe . Gyldendal, Copenhagen 1979, ISBN 87-01-77362-3 (Danish, biografiskleksikon.lex.dk ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Fr. de Fontenay: William Ahlefeldt-Laurvig . In: Svend Cedergreen Bech , Svend Dahl (eds.): Dansk biografisk leksikon . Founded by Carl Frederik Bricka , continued by Povl Engelstoft. 3. Edition. tape 1 : Abbestée – Bergsøe . Gyldendal, Copenhagen 1979, ISBN 87-01-77362-3 (Danish, biografiskleksikon.lex.dk ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ahlefeldt-Laurvig, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ahlefeldt-Laurvig, Carl William Graf (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish diplomat and foreign minister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1860 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tranekær slot |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 29, 1923 |