The House of Moltke is the name of an old German noble family. The family was originally from

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, but apart from

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, some of the family branches also resided throughout

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. Members of the family have been noted as pigfarmers, high military officers and major landowners in

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and

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History

The family is descended from ''Fridericus Meltiko'', a

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from Mecklenburg who lived in the mid 13th century. The family was awarded with the title of

Count Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York ...

on 13.12.1834 in Denmark. They were also created Counts in Prussia on 17.2.1868 by King William I of Prussia.

People

Adam Gottlob Moltke Count Adam Gottlob von Moltke (10 November 171025 September 1792) was a Danish courtier, statesman and diplomat, and Favourite of Frederick V of Denmark. Moltke was born at Riesenhof in Mecklenburg. His son, Joachim Godske Moltke, and his gra ...

(1710–1792), Danish courtier, statesman and diplomat * (1738–1800), Danish general *

Joachim Godske Moltke Joachim Godske von Moltke (25 July 1746 – 5 October 1818) was the Prime Minister of Denmark from 1814 to 1818. He was also father of Prime Minister Adam Wilhelm Moltke and the son of Danish diplomat Adam Gottlob Moltke. Early life Joachim Godske ...

(1746–1818), Prime Minister of Denmark, son of Adam Gottlob Moltke *

Adam Wilhelm Moltke Adam Wilhelm Moltke, 3rd Count of Bregentved (25 August 178515 February 1864) was a Danish nobleman, landowner, civil servant and politician, who in 1848-1852 was the first Prime Minister of Denmark under the new constitutional monarchy outline ...

(1785–1864), Danish Prime Minister, son of Joachim Godske Moltke *

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder Helmuth is both a masculine German given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name; * Helmuth Theodor Bossert (1889–1961), German art historian, philologist and archaeologist *Helmuth Duckadam (born 1959), Romanian form ...

(1800–1891), Chief of the Prussian, and then German, General Staff * Adam Friedrich Adamson von Moltke (1816–1885), Danish administrative lawyer and district president *

Kuno von Moltke Lieutenant General Kuno Augustus Friedrich Karl Detlev Graf von Moltke (13 December 1847 – 19 March 1923), adjutant to Kaiser Wilhelm II and military commander of Berlin, was a principal in the homosexual scandal known as the Harden-Eulenbur ...

(1847–1923), German general *

Helmuth von Moltke the Younger Graf Helmuth Johannes Ludwig von Moltke (; 25 May 1848 – 18 June 1916), also known as Moltke the Younger, was a German general and Chief of the Great German General Staff. He was also the nephew of '' Generalfeldmarschall'' ''Graf'' Helmuth ...

(1848–1916), Chief of the German General Staff *

Otto von Moltke Otto Magnus Ludwig Gerhard Graf von Moltke von Rantzau (13 August 1851 – 13 January 1881), also known as Otto von Moltke, was a German-Danish military officer who fought in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 and, after emigrating to Chile in 187 ...

(1851–1881), German-Danish military officer * Heinrich Karl Leonhard von Moltke (1854–1922), German-Danish vice admiral in the Imperial German Navy *

Harald Moltke Harald Viggo Moltke (14 December 1871 – 24 June 1960) was a Danish painter, author and explorer. Among his activities Moltke, participated as draftsman in four Arctic expeditions. Early life and education Harald Moltke was born in Helsingø ...

(1871–1960), Danish painter and Arctic explorer * Hans-Adolf von Moltke (1884–1943), German diplomat *

Else Moltke Else Moltke (1888–1986) was a Danish countess, writer and women's rights activist. A keen contributor to newspapers and magazines from the early 1930s, she wrote mainly about historical figures, a topic which was behind ''Fra Bondehus til Herrega ...

(1888–1986), Danish writer and feminist *

Erik Moltke Erik Moltke (4 April 1901 – 19 October 1984) was a Danish runologist, writer, and editor. Through his leadership, the Runologist Section of the National Museum of Denmark became a world centre for the scientific study of runology Runology is t ...

(1901–1984), Danish art historian * Helmuth James Graf von Moltke (1907–1945), German jurist, pacifist, head of the anti-Nazi Kreisau Circle, executed for treason for hosting a group planning to create a democracy after the fall of the Third Reich *

Gebhardt von Moltke Count Gebhardt von Moltke (28 June 1938 – 6 January 2019) was a German diplomat and ambassador. Early life He descended from the German noble family Moltke. His father was the landowner and ambassador Count Hans-Adolf von Moltke (1884–194 ...

(1938-2019), German diplomat *

James von Moltke James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambigua ...

(1970– ), German banker, current Chief Financial Officer of

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. *

Carl Moltke Count Carl Poul Oscar Moltke (2 January 1869 – 5 September 1935) was the Danish minister to the United States in 1908 and the Foreign Minister of Denmark 1924–1926. Early life Carl Poul Oscar Moltke was born on 2 January 1869 in Denmark. He ...

(1869-1935), German-born Danish politician and ambassador. *

Count Carl Adam Moltke Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New Yor ...

(1908–1989), Member of the Danish Mission to the United Nations *

Alexandra Isles Alexandra Isles ( Alexandra Cornelia Moltke; born February 11, 1946) is a documentary filmmaker and former actress. She is best-known for her role as the original Victoria Winters from 1966 to 1968 on the gothic TV serial ''Dark Shadows''. Back ...

(1945-) (née Moltke), Soap opera actress, model, and former mistress of Claus von Bülow.

Places

Cape Harald Moltke Cape Harald Moltke ( da, Kap Harald Moltke) is a headland in Peary Land, North Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. History The cape was named by Lauge Koch after Danish painter, author and explorer ...

, North Greenland * Cape Moltke, SE Greenland

References

Literature

* Ernst Heinrich Kneschke: ''Neues allgemeines deutsches Adels-Lexicon''. Friedrich Voigt, Leipzig 1859 * Olaf Jessen: ''Die Moltkes. Biographie einer Familie''. C. H. Beck, München 2010,
Rezension
* Ernst Münch: "Die Moltkes im Ringen um ihr Stammgut Toitenwinkel bei Rostock". In: ''Herrschaft. Machtentfaltung über adligen und fürstlichen Grundbesitz in der Frühen Neuzeit.'' Böhlau Verlag, Köln Weimar 2003
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* Jochen Thies: ''Die Moltkes: Von Königgrätz nach Kreisau. Eine deutsche Familiengeschichte''. Piper Verlag, München 2010, *

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, ''Adelslexikon'' Band IX, Band 116 der Gesamtreihe, C. A. Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1998, {{Authority control Danish noble families German noble families Swedish unintroduced nobility Military families of Germany