Count Adam Vilhelm Moltke, Lensgreve of Bregentved
Danish Prime Minister
✶ 25 August 1785 at Einsiedelsborg north of Odense, Fyn
✟ 15 February 1864 in Copenhagen
Appointed
The Royal Palace of Stockholm 25 October 1848
motto
Suaviter in modo sed fortiter in re (Gentle in manner, resolute in deed)
shield
Painted 1859 by C G Sjöblom. Date of death added 1864 by the same artist.
other awards
None
Biography
The first Prime Minister of Denmark in the new constitutional monarchy outlined in 1848 and signed as the Danish Constitution on 5 June 1849 by Frederik VII of Denmark.
Deputy Chancellor of the Royal Orders of Knighthood 1843
President of the Council of Ministers 1848-1852
Chamberlain and Chancellor of the Royal Orders of Knighthood 1856
Placement
Not on display.