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The Bernstorff family is the name of an old and distinguished
German-
Danish
noble family which originated from
Mecklenburg,
Germany.
[1] Members of the family held the title of
Count/Countess, granted to them on 14 December 1767 by
King Christian VII of Denmark.
[2]
Notable members
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Andreas Gottlieb von Bernstorff (1649–1726), Hanoverian minister who accompanied George I to Britain when he became King
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Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff (1712–1772), Danish statesman
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Andreas Peter Bernstorff (1735–1797), Danish state minister
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Christian Günther von Bernstorff (1769–1835), Danish and Prussian statesman
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Joachim Frederik Bernstorff (1771–1835), Danish statesman
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Albrecht von Bernstorff (1809–1873), diplomat, Prussian Foreign Minister (1861–1862)
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Andreas Bernstorff (1811–1864), Danish military officer
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Berthold von Bernstorff (1842–1917), German politician and owner of Schiermonnikoog
[3]
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Percy von Bernstorff (1858–1930), German public official
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Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff (1862–1939), German diplomat
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Georg Ernst von Bernstorff (1870–1939), German politician
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Albrecht von Bernstorff, German diplomat and resistance fighter
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