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