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[1] and the son of Danish diplomat Adam Gottlob Moltke.[2]
Joachim Godske von Moltke | |
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| Privy Councillor of Denmark | |
| Predecessor | Fredrik Julius Kaas |
| Successor | Ernst Heinrich von Schimmelmann |
| Born | 25 July 1746 Marienborg Manor, Møn |
| Died | 5 October 1818 |
| Spouse(s) | Georgine von Buchwald |
| Issue | Adam Wilhelm Moltke |
| Father | Adam Gottlob Moltke |
| Mother | Christiane Frederikke von Brüggemann |
Early life
editJoachim Godske Moltke was born on 25 July 1746. He was the son of Danish diplomat Adam Gottlob Moltke (1710–1792), the influential Lord Steward and companion of Frederick V of Denmark,[1] and Christiane Frederikke von Brüggemann (1712–1760), the daughter of Godske Hans von Brügmann, til Østergaard og Ulriksholm and Margrethe Wilhelmine von Hausmann.[3] Between his two wives, his father was said to have had 22 sons, five of whom became cabinet ministers, four who became ambassadors, two who became generals, and all of whom went into public service.[4]
Career
editMoltke served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1814 until 14 August 1818.[1]
Personal life
editMoltke was married to Georgine von Buchwald (1759–1808), the daughter of Caspar von Buchwald and Sophie Charlotte von Hahn. They were the parents of: Adam Wilhelm Moltke (1785–1864).[1]
Moltke died on 5 October 1818.
Honours
editIn 1817, botanist Johann Georg Christian Lehmann published Moltkia, a genus in the family Boraginaceae with 6 accepted species from the south of Europe and western Asia.[5] Then in 1953, botanist I.M.Johnst. published Moltkiopsis, a monotypic genus of flowering plants from northern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, belonging to the family Boraginaceae.[6] Both plants were dedicated after Joachim Godske Moltke.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Adam Wilhelm, Count Moltke". Theodora.com. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
- ^ "Joachim Godske Moltke". Den Store Danske. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
- ^ "Maribo" (in Danish). Dansk Center for Byhistorie. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ Lehmann-haupt, Christopher (21 December 1995). "BOOKS OF THE TIMES; That Name Keeps Cropping Up in German History". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "Moltkia Lehm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Moltkiopsis I.M.Johnst. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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