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Schack Carl Rantzau
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Gender | male | ||
Birth | 11 March 1717 | ||
Death | 21 January 1789, Ménerbes (aged 71 years) | ||
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Biography
Schack Carl, rigsgreve [count] (von) Rantzau or Carl Schack Rantzau-Ascheberg (11 March 1717, Ascheberg estate, Holstein - 21 January 1789, Menerbes, France) was a Holstein-born Danish officer and statesman. He is notable for his friendship with Johann Friedrich Struensee and his role in the coup which led to Struensee's fall from power.
Life
Early years
To Russia as a diplomat
Friends in Altona
Time in Norway
During Struensee's rule
After Struensee
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