Count Johann Hartwig Ernst Von Bernstorff
Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff (May 13, 1712 – February 18, 1772), Danish statesman, who came of a very ancient Mecklenburg family, was the son of Joachim Engelke von Bernstorff, Chamberlain to the elector of Hanover.
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