Joachim Godske von Moltke (25 July 1746 – 5 October 1818) was the Prime Minister of Denmark from 1814 to 1818. He was also father of Prime Minister Adam Wilhelm Moltke and the son of Danish diplomat Adam Gottlob Moltke.

Early life

Joachim Godske Moltke was born on 25 July 1746. He was the son of Danish diplomat Adam Gottlob Moltke (1710–1792), the influential Lord Steward and companion of

Frederick V of Denmark Frederick V (Danish and Norwegian: ''Frederik V''; 31 March 1723 – 14 January 1766) was King of Denmark–Norway and Duke of Schleswig-Holstein from 6 August 1746 until his death in 1766. He was the son of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophie Ma ...

, and Christiane Frederikke von Brüggemann (1712–1760), the daughter of Godske Hans von Brügmann, til Østergaard og Ulriksholm and Margrethe Wilhelmine von Hausmann. Between his two wives, his father was said to have had 22 sons, five of whom became cabinet ministers, four who became ambassadors, two who became generals, and all of whom went into public service.

Career

Moltke served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1814 until 14 August 1818.

Personal life

Moltke was married to Georgine von Buchwald (1759-1808), the daughter of Caspar von Buchwald and Sophie Charlotte von Hahn. They were the parents of: Adam Wilhelm Moltke (1785–1864). Moltke died on 5 October 1818.

Honours

In 1817, botanist Johann Georg Christian Lehmann published '' Moltkia'', a genus in the family Boraginaceae with 6 accepted species from the south of Europe and western Asia. Then in 1953, botanist

I.M.Johnst. I. M. (Ivan Murray) Johnston (February 28, 1898–May 31, 1960), was a United States Botany, botanist. He studied at Pomona College in Claremont, California and at Harvard University. His plant collections are housed in the ''Rancho Santa Ana Bot ...

published '' Moltkiopsis'', a monotypic genus of flowering plants from northern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, belonging to the family Boraginaceae. Both plants were dedicated after Joachim Godske Moltke.

References

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