Frederik Christian Moltke (20 August 1854 - 23 October 1936) was a Danish politician and landowner.

Early life and education

Moltke was born on 20 August 1854 at

Turebyholm Turebyholm is a manor house in Faxe Municipality, some fifty kilometres southwest of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was acquired by Adam Gottlob Moltke in 1746 and has remained in the hands of the Moltke family to the present day. It was part of the Coun ...

, the eldest son of chamberlain Frederik Georg Julius Moltke (1825–75) and Caroline van der Maase (1827-1886). He graduated from

Herlufsholm School Herlufsholm School () is a private day and boarding school by the River Suså in Næstved, about south of Copenhagen. Herlufsholm was founded in 1565 as a boarding school for "sons of noble and other honest men" on the site of a former Benedict ...

in 1873 and then studied at the

Royal Agricultural College The Royal Agricultural University (RAU), formerly the Royal Agricultural College, is a public university in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England. Established in 1845, it was the first agricultural college in the English-speaking world. ...

before going on a longer journey abroad.

Property

Moltke inherited the family's estates after his father's death in 1875 and took over the management of them in 1879. He Owned

Bregentved Bregentved is a manor house located 3 km east of Haslev on the Danish island of Zealand. It has been owned by the Moltke family since the middle of the 18th century. History Early history The first known reference to Bregentved is from 1 ...

and Sofiedal. He completed a number of large construction projects on his estates in 1887-91 and supported agricultural development by making land available to a number of agricultural experiments. His city home in Copenhagen was

Moltke's Mansion The Moltke's Mansion is a town mansion on the corner of Bredgade and Dronningens Tværgade in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is one of several town mansions in Frederiksstaden, although it actually predates the neighbourhood by half a century. It was bui ...

Frederiksstaden Frederiksstaden is a district in Copenhagen, Denmark. Constructed during the reign of Frederick V of Denmark, Frederick V in the second half of the 18th century, it is considered to be one of the most important rococo complexes in Europe and was in ...

Politics and public offices

Moltke was in 1880-1921 chairman of the Parish CCouncil in Haslecv and in 1885-1920 president of the Agricultural Society (''landboforening'') in

Præstø County Præstø () is a town with a population of 3,880 (1 January 2024) in Vordingborg Municipality in Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland''). The islands of Maderne, Storeholm, and Lilleholm are part of the wi ...

. He was later elected for the governing bodies of several national organisations. He was president of the Danish Fishermen's Association (Dansk fiskeriforening)in 1887-1902, president of De Samvirkende Landboforeninger i Sjællands stift in 1910-24 and president of the Royal Danish Agricultural Society in 1911-30. Moltke was in 1894-1910 a member of

Landstinget The Landsting () was the upper house of the Rigsdag, from 1849 until 1953, when the bicameral system was abolished in favour of unicameralism. The Landsting had powers equal to the Folketing, which made the two houses of parliament hard to dis ...

as a representative of the 3rd Constituency. He was associated with the

Højre (, ''Right'') was the name of two Danish political parties of Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The ...

party.

Personal life and legacy

Moltke married Magdalene (Magda) Regitze Anna Emilie Estrup (8 November 1858 - 21 July 1928), a daughter of J. B. S. Estrup (1825-1913) and Regitze C. C. A. Holsten-Charisius (1831–96), on 2 June 1881 in the Citadel Church in Copenhagen. The couple had no children. Moltke died at Bregentved on 23 October 1936 and is buried at Freerslev Church. He endowed the family's estates to Moltke's nephew, Christian Moltke (1895-1968).

Honours

Moltke was created a Knight in the Order of the Dannebrog in 1885, a 2nd-order Commander of ht eOrder of the Dannebrog in 1913 and a 1st-order Commander in the Order of the Dannebrog in 1019. He was awarded the Order of Merit in 1892 and the Grand Cross in 1925.

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Frederik Christian Moltke
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