Bernstorff

Arms of the Counts of Bernstorff

Bernstorff is a German-Danish noble family of Mecklenburgian origin.^[1] 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
• (1771–1835), Danish statesman
• Albrecht von Bernstorff (1809–1873), diplomat, Prussian Foreign Minister (1861–1862)
• (1811–1864), Danish military officer
• (1858–1930), German public official
• Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff (1862–1939), German diplomat
• (1870–1939), German politician
• Albrecht von Bernstorff, German diplomat and resistance fighter

See also[]

• Bernstorff Palace
• Bernstorff Fjord
• Bernstorff Glacier

References[]

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