Johan Nicolai Madvig, was a Danish philologist and Kultus Minister.
For a complete list, see List of Prime Ministers of Denmark.
Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke was a Prussian field marshal. The chief of staff of the Prussian Army for thirty years, he is regarded as the creator of a new, more modern method of directing armies in the field. He commanded troops in Europe and the Middle East, commanding during the Second Schleswig War, Austro-Prussian War, and Franco-Prussian War. He is described as embodying "Prussian military organization and tactical genius". He was fascinated with railways and pioneered their military usage. He is often referred to as Moltke the Elder to distinguish him from his nephew Helmuth von Moltke the Younger, who commanded the German Army at the outbreak of World War I.
Prince Friedrich Karl Nikolaus of Prussia was the son of Prince Charles of Prussia (1801–1883) and his wife, Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1808–1877). Prince Friedrich Karl was a grandson of King Frederick William III of Prussia and a nephew of Frederick William IV and William I.
Friedrich Heinrich Ernst Graf von Wrangel was a Generalfeldmarschall of the Prussian Army.
Peter Martin Orla Lehmann was a Danish statesman, a key figure in the development of Denmark's parliamentary government.
Adam Wilhelm Moltke, 3rd Count of Bregentved 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 outlined in 1848 and signed as the Danish Constitution on 5 June 1849 by Frederick VII of Denmark.
Count Adam Gottlob von Moltke 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 grandson, Adam Wilhelm Moltke, later served as Prime Minister of Denmark.
The Moltke I cabinet was the government of Denmark from 22 March 1848 to 15 November 1848. It was also referred to as the March Cabinet.
The Cabinet of Moltke can refer to 4 successive Danish cabinets formed by Prime Minister Adam Wilhelm Moltke:
Henrik Nicolai Clausen was a Danish theologian and national liberal statesman.
Marienlyst Castle is a palatial residence located in Helsingør, Denmark. It was named after King Frederik V of Denmark's second wife, Juliana Maria, the queen consort of Denmark and Norway. The building formerly served as a royal pavilion of Kronborg Castle and was mostly used as a venue for pleasure and hunting. It was also used by the director-general of the Øresund Custom House, Colonel Adam Gottlob von Krogh and his wife Magdalene, between 1796 and 1847.
Events from the year 1851 in Denmark.
Events from the year 1792 in Denmark.
Joachim Godske von Moltke 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.
The House of Moltke is the name of an old German noble family. The family was originally from Mecklenburg, but apart from Germany, some of the family branches also resided throughout Scandinavia. Members of the family have been noted as pigfarmers, high military officers and major landowners in Denmark and Prussia.
Christian Frederik Hansen, was a Danish military officer who served as Minister of Defence.
Nathaniel Thayer was an American banker and railroad executive.
Frederik Georg Julius Moltke, Count of Bregentved, was a Danish landowner and politician.
The March Revolution in Denmark refers to the events of 1848 that ultimately led to the introduction of Danish constitutional monarchy and the Constitution of Denmark.
