Bernstorff

The Bernstorff family is an old and distinguished German-Danish noble family which originated in Mecklenburg, Germany, dating back to 1300 with Johannes dictus de Bernardestorpe. 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 von Bernstorff (1771–1835), Danish statesman
Albrecht von Bernstorff (1809–1873), diplomat, Prussian Foreign Minister (1861–1862)
Andreas von 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 (1890–1945), German diplomat and resistance fighter