Adam Wilhelm Moltke

His Grace Adam Wilhelm Moltke R.E..
Early 1830s painting of Adam Wilhelm Moltke
1st Prime Minister of Denmark
In office 22 March 1848 – 27 January 1852
Monarch	Frederick VII
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Christian Albrecht Bluhme
2nd Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
In office 16 November 1848 – 6 August 1850
Preceded by	Frederik Marcus Knuth, Count of Knuthenborg
Succeeded by	Holger Christian Reedtz
Personal details
Born	(1785-08-25)25 August 1785 Einsidelsborg, Denmark
Died	15 February 1864(1864-02-15) (aged 78) Copenhagen, Denmark
Resting place	Karice Church, Karise, Denmark
Spouse(s)	Frederikke Louise Knuth Marie Elisabeth Knuth
Children	Frederik Moltke Christian Moltke
Parent(s)	Joachim Godske Moltke Georgine von Buchwald
Relatives	Adam Gottlob Moltke (grandfather)

Adam Wilhelm Moltke, 3rd Count of Bregentved (25 August 1785 – 15 February 1864) was a Danish nobleman, landowner, civil servant and politician, who in 1848–1852 was the first Prime Minister of Denmark under the new constitutional monarchy outlined in 1848 and signed as the Danish Constitution on 5 June 1849 by Frederick VII of Denmark.^[1]