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

See also

• Bernstorff Palace

• Bernstorff Fjord

• Bernstorff Glacier

References

External links

• Bernstorff family website (in German)

• Slægten Bernstorff (in Danish)