Holger Christian Reedtz

Holger Christian Reedtz
3rd Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
In office
6 August 1850 – 18 October 1851
Prime MinisterAdam Wilhelm Moltke
Preceded byAdam Wilhelm Moltke
Succeeded byChristian Albrecht Bluhme
Personal details
Born(1800-02-14)14 February 1800
Odense, Kingdom of Denmark
Died6 February 1857(1857-02-06) (aged 56)
Palsgaard, Denmark
Resting placeAs Cemetery, Denmark
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
Asta Tugendreich Adelheid komtesse Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs
(m. 1848)
Children4
Parent(s)Niels Juel Reedtz
Cathrine Sophie Vilhelmine Benzon
Alma materCopenhagen University

Holger Christian Reedtz S.K. (14 February 1800 – 6 February 1857) was a Danish aristocrat, landowner, civil servant, diplomat and politician.

A member of the noble Reedtz family, he studied law and history at the University of Copenhagen. From 1831 he served as secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs, but resigned after a falling out with the king in 1842. In 1848, Reedtz returned to service as a diplomat. He briefly served as the third Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark from 1850 to 1851.[1] From 1855 to 1856, he was member of the Council of the Realm (Danish: Rigsrådet) as one of the members appointed by the king.[2]

  1. ^ Vedel 1899, p. 560-561.
  2. ^ Vedel 1899, p. 561-562.