Johann Hartwig von Bernstorff | |
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Privy Councillor of Denmark | |
Predecessor | Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg |
Successor | Johann Friedrich Struensee |
Born | Hanover, Electorate of Hanover, Holy Roman Empire | 12 May 1712
Died | 18 February 1772 Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire | (aged 59)
Noble family | Bernstorff |
Father | Joachim Engelke von Bernstorff |
Occupation | Statesman and diplomat |
Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff (German: Johann Hartwig Ernst Graf von Bernstorff; 13 May 1712 – 18 February 1772) was a German-Danish statesman and a member of the Bernstorff noble family of Mecklenburg. He was the son of Joachim Engelke Freiherr von Bernstorff, chamberlain to the Elector of Hanover.