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Gebhard Moltke (20 February 1764 – 20 December 1851) was a Danish nobleman and civil servant. He was born in Copenhagen, a son of landowner Adam Gottlob, Count Moltke to Bregentved. He served as in
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from 1796 to 1802, and in
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from 1802 to 1809. He moved to
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in 1809, where he had large land properties. He inherited the estate ''Moltkenborg'' from his mother, and later bought the neighbour estate ''Mullerup''. He was a chamberlain from 1784, and was decorated Knight of the
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, and of the
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1764 births 1851 deaths Nobility from Copenhagen 18th-century Danish nobility 19th-century Danish nobility Danish civil servants Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog 19th-century Danish landowners Moltke family Nobility from Denmark–Norway {{denmark-bio-stub