Adam Gottlob Von Moltke (1710 - 1792)

Born 10 Nov 1710 in Godset Walkendorf, Tessin, Mecklenburg

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Died 25 Sep 1792 at age 81 in Godset Bregentved, Haslev, Denmark

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Adam Von Moltke is a member of the House of Moltke.

Biography

Adam Gottlob Moltke was born 10 November 1710 in Walkendorf, Mecklenburg. His parents were Lieutenant Colonel Joachim M. (1662-1730) and Magdalene Sophie v. Cothmann (1681-1752).^[1]

When he was twelve years old, Moltke became a page with Crown Prince Christian (VI). He had no education other than that of the courtier. It was his wish to become his uncle Caspar Gottlob Moltke's successor as county governor of Møn.^[2]

Moltke was appointed Chamberlain in 1735. He was married for the first time 9 September1735 on Ulriksholm to Christiane Frederikke Brügmann, who was born 26 May 1712 on Ulriksholm, died 28 February 1760 in Copenhagen (Holmens).^[3] Childrenof Christiana Friderica von Brüggemann and Adam Gottlob von Moltke

Christian Friedrich Moltke 1736–1771

Catharina Sofia Wilhelmine Karolina von Moltke 1737–1806

Caspar Herman Gotlob Moltke 1738–1800

Ulrikke Augusta Wilhelmina Moltke 1740–1763

Christian Magnus Frederik Moltke 1741–1813

Charlotte Louise Moltke 1743–1743

Friedrich Ludwig von Moltke 1745–1824

Joachim Godske von Moltke 1746–1818

Adam Gottlob Ferdinand Moltke 1748–1820

Georg Moltke 1750–1778

Frederike Luise von Moltke 1751–1773

Julianus Moltke 1753–1760

Uldrich August Moltke 1755–1759

Immediately after Frederik V's accession to the throne 13 September 1746, Moltke was appointed Supreme Court Marshal, and a secret councilor. The king presented him with the estate Bregentved, which on 31 March 1750, together with estates Moltke had purchased, was elevated to county. As the king's confidential adviser on all matters, he took a position whose significance went far beyond what his court office entailed; as a "favorite", he had at all times, the king's ear. Moltke warned the king against violent and sudden reforms. He cautioned the king against military advisers, as the military in the king's first year was his main business interest. ^[4]

Moltke was appointed as Secret Council in 1747, and he was also honored with the Ordre de l'Union Parfaite.^[5]

Moltke purchased a large land holding:

1747 Turebyholm

1750 Juellinge

1751 Alslev and Tryggevælde, part of Bregentved County.

He also owned land on Funen Glorup and Rygård, in Jutland Lindenborg, Høgholm, Schimmelmann. In Schleswig he owned Nør, in Holsten Tesdorph.

Agriculture at this time was still in economic crisis and hit by the great cattle plague epidemic, and Moltke recommended support for the landowners, as well as encouragement of technical and operational improvements.^[6]

Føiet i Den Danske Lehnsgrevestand 31 Marts 1750 af Frederik V. Lensgreve (Count) til Bregentved. Geheimeraad, Overhofmarschal, Ridder af Elephanten m.m.

Moltke was married a second time 9 September1760 at Fredensborg (Slotsk.) to Sophie Hedevig Raben, who was born 8 October 1733 in Copenhagen. (Slotsk.), and died 8 July 1802 at Glorup. Children of Sophie Hedevig Raben and Adam Gottlob Moltke

Fridericus Julianus Moltke 1762–1762

Friderich Moltke 1762–1769

Gebhard von Moltke - Huitfeldt 1764–1851

Sophia Magdalena Moltke 1765–1829

Bertha von Moltke 1767–1846

Eleonora Charlotta Moltke 1769–1769

Otto Joakim Moltke 1770–1853

Carl Emilius von Moltke 1773–1858

"Kort efter sin tronbestigelse skænkede Frederik 5. Bregentved til sin yndling Adam Gottlob Moltke og oprettede 31. marts 1750 for ham - af godserne Bregentved, Sofiendal, Juellinge og Thurebyholm (senere kom hertil Alslevgaard og Tryggevælde) - Grevskabet Bregentved - hovedbygningen, der vistnok ligger på den oprindelige plads, er opført 1887-91 af arkitekt Axel Berg i rokokostil. Mansardtaget er dækket dels med blåglaserede teglsten, dels med kobber. Af dens tre sammenbyggede, to stokværk høje fløje er den nordre, kirkefløjen, bevaret fra den gamle bygning af hensyn til det prægtige kapel (indrettet af Poul Løvenørn i barokstil) i 2. stokværk. Indkørsel og vestibule findes i sydfløjen, der er smykket med et porttårn med kobberdækket spir (47 meter). Haven er meget stor, med parkanlæg, prægtige alleer og udmærkede drivhuse. Blandt dens prydelser findes en obelisk til minde om Frederik 5. og en bronzestatue, rejst af taknemmelige bønder for gehejmekonferentsråd, Grev A. W. Moltke (1859).” ^[7]

Adam Gottlob Moltke, county count, court marshal, and landowner, died 25 September 1792 at Bregentved, where he was buried in the chapel. ^[8]

Bregentved

Adam Gottlob Moltke was the owner of Bregentved from 1746 to 1792. The manor Bregentved has been owned by the noble family, Moltke, since 1746, and since 1750 it has been the headquarters in Bregentved County.

In 1746, Frederik V (1723-1766) presented Bregentved to his trusted Supreme Court Marshal Adam Gottlob Moltke. Adam Gottlob Moltke was Frederik V's most trusted adviser and was thus a very powerful man, which, for example, was expressed by the fact that in 1752 he became a Knight of the Order of the Elephant.

Adam Gottlob Moltke bought a number of surrounding estates, and in 1750 was able to establish the county of Bregentved. In the following years, he continued to expand the number of attachment farms and also established the tenant farm Sofiedal, just as he built a new main building. Adam Gottlob Moltke also had great significance for the estate's operation, and Bregentved became a role model for many other estates and an important part of the restructuring of Danish agriculture.

Since Adam Gottlob Moltke, the county of Bregentved has been among the country's largest estates that have remained in the possession of the Moltke family. In 1875, Frederik Christian Moltke took over Bregentved, under whose ownership the estate in 1922 according to the county replacement of 1919 passed to freehold. This meant that large parts of Bregentved's land were given up for the subdivision of smaller farms. Bregentved then inherited from his nephew Christian Frederik Gustav Moltke.

In 2021, Bregentved is owned by Christian Georg Peter Moltke and functions as a large agricultural and forestry company that also rents out commercial leases and private homes close to nature. In addition, Bregentved offers rental of attractive hunting and riding areas as well as participation in day hunts.

Bregentved's current main building consists of three adjoining wings, of which the north wing or church wing is from the 1660s, while the east and south wings were built between 1887 and 1891 by architect Axel Berg.

The church wing contains a very richly decorated baroque chapel to the west, which was decorated by the then owner Poul Løvenørn between 1731 and 1735 by architect L. Thurah.^[9]

Juellinge

As early as 1735, King Juellinge exchanged Juellinge for Frederik Danneskiold-Samsøe, who in 1750 sold the estate to Adam Gottlob Moltke. In the same year, Adam Gottlob Moltke had Juellinge incorporated into the county of Bregentved.

Adam Gottlob Moltke threw all his energy into his properties. He was eager to implement the extensive agrarian reforms, which was especially evident in the fact that he began the replacement early, where the lands of the village community were given up in favor of independent farms with their own land.

Juellinge remained under the county of Bregentved until 1922, when the county passed into freehold.^[10]

Research Notes

• Cavalry Master Hans Høxbro Langhorn (born 1922) is an indirect family relative to the Moltkes. His father-in-law, Cavalry Master Johannes Frederik Holler, had a sister-in-law, Countess Rosalie Moltke (born Hennings). Another of his sisters-in-laws had her home by her aunt Countess Moltke-Espe. In one way or another is it through these links, that he was caused to write the book about the Danish Moltke family. Also he wrote the story about the Langhorn family. This knowledge I, Tine Schmedes, is from the great grandchild of Cavalry Master H. H. Langhorn, whose name is Karsten H. Langhorn.

• Moltke family tree: Otto H. A. T. F. A. Von Moltke, 1827-1897, WikiTree ID: Von Moltke-33, made a very detailled Moltke family tree. It is drawn in hand on thin carton sheets, all covered with off-white silk, so it is easy to fold together, and the drawing is made in black Indian ink and with the lines of the ancestors painted in different natural tempera colours. Folded completely out, it is more than 1 square meter, when placed on a big enough surface. It follows the family from 1220 unto 1865. In 1866 he got the new printed book, by Ritmester H. H. Langhorn: ”De Danske Moltker” ("The Danish Moltkes”) and compared all his family tree data with those in the book. http://www.skislekt.no/adel/Moltke.htm/. Ib Helmuth Schmedes, 1912-1993, WikiTree ID: Schmedes-5, completed Otto´s work, adding with thin pencil the later ancestors

• Mht. Ritmester Hans Høxbro Langhorn ( født 1822) er en indirekte familie relation til Moltkerne, hans svigerfar, Ritmester Johannes Frederik Holler, havde en svigerinde ved navn Grevinde Rosalie Moltke (hun var født Hennings). En anden af hans svigerinder levede hos sin tante Grevinde Moltke-Espe. På en eller anden måde er det igennem disse forbindelser, at han blev foranlediget til at skrive bogen om de danske Moltker. Han skrev i øvrigt også Langhorn familiens historie.

• Han fik i alt 22 børn med sine to koner. (He had a total of 22 children with his two wives.) Juliane Maria Friderica Moltke? Sophie Margrethe Birgitte Moltke?

Sources

1. ↑ Danish Biographical Lexicon, "Adam Gottlob Moltke" by Claus Bech, version 3, 05.08.2020, https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Adam_Gottlob_Moltke
2. ↑ Danish Biographical Lexicon, "Adam Gottlob Moltke" by Claus Bech
3. ↑ Danish Biographical Lexicon, "Adam Gottlob Moltke" by Claus Bech
4. ↑ Danish Biographical Lexicon, "Adam Gottlob Moltke" by Claus Bech
5. ↑ Danish Biographical Lexicon, "Adam Gottlob Moltke" by Claus Bech
6. ↑ Danish Biographical Lexicon, "Adam Gottlob Moltke" by Claus Bech
7. ↑ https://lexopen.dk/bygning/b/Bregentved.html
8. ↑ Danish Biographical Lexicon, "Adam Gottlob Moltke" by Claus Bech
9. ↑ Dansk Center for Herregårdsforskning, https://www.danskeherregaarde.dk/nutid/bregentved
10. ↑ Dansk Center for Herregårdsforskning, https://www.danskeherregaarde.dk/nutid/juellinge

• https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Gottlob_Moltke