Bernstorff
Bernstorff is a German-Danish noble family of Mecklenburgian origin.[1] Members of the family held the title of Count/Countess. Notable members of the family include:
- 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
- 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
Arms of the Counts of Bernstorff
References
- Familie von Bernstorff (in German)
External links
Media related to Bernstorff family at Wikimedia Commons- Bernstorff family website (in German)
- Slægten Bernstorff (in Danish)
- Newspaper clippings about Bernstorff in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW
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