Frederik Georg Julius Moltke
Frederik Georg Julius Moltke, Count of Bregentved, was a Danish landowner and politician.Early life and career
Moltke was born in Copenhagen, the son of Adam Wilhelm Moltke and Marie Elisabeth Knuth. He was the elder brother of Christian Moltke. He finished secondary school in 1842 and then studied law at the University of Copenhagen but never completed his exams.
Moltke began his career as a volunteer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1848. In 1850-55, he was attaché in London.Political career
Moltke was a member of Folketinget in 1855-61 and of Landstinget, in 1866-75. He was a member of the privy council in 1864-66. He was in the beginning of his political career associated the National Liberal Party but later joined Højre. His name and holdings made him one of the leading representatives of the landowners and he was in 1868-70 as having government minister potential. In 1874, he rejected the king's call to form government after Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg. In June 1875, he was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Estrup Cabinet but had at this point already fallen ill and died a few months later.Property
Moltke succeeded his f
ather as the owner of Bregentved, Turebyholm and Sofiedal in 1864. His city home in Copenhagen was Moltke's Mansion in Frederiksstaden.
He was from 1864 curator of Vallø and Vemmetofte.Personal life
Moltke married Caroline van der Maase, a daughter of chamberlain Frederik Herman Rostgaard van der Maase of Krogerup and Maren Olivia Colbiørnsen, on 6 June 1851 in Christiansborg Chapel. The couple had the following children:
He died at Bregentved on 1 October 1875 and is buried in the chapel at Karise Church.Awards
Moltke was appointed chamberlain in 1851. He was created a Knight in the Order of the Dannebrog in 1856 and was awarded the Grand Cross in 1873.
