Moltke family

The family was originally from Mecklenburg, but apart from Germany, some of the family branches also resided throughout Scandinavia.

Members of the family have been noted as statesmen, high-ranking military officers and major landowners in Denmark and Prussia.

The family is descended from Fridericus Meltiko, a knight from Mecklenburg who lived in the mid 13th century.

[1] The family was awarded with the title of Count on 13.12.1834 in Denmark.

They were also created Counts in Prussia on 17.2.1868 by King William I of Prussia.