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Christian Ernest | |
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Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode | |
![]() Exlibris of Christian Ernst zu Stolberg-Wernigerode | |
Born | 2 April 1691 Gedern |
Died | 25 October 1771 Wernigerode | (aged 80)
Noble family | House of Stolberg |
Spouse(s) | Sophie Charlotte, Countess of Leiningen-Westerburg |
Issue | Henry Ernest of Stolberg-Wernigerode |
Father | Louis Christian, Count of Stolberg |
Mother | Christine of Mecklenburg-Güstrow |
Christian Ernest of Stolberg-Wernigerode | |
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Count of Wernigerode | |
In office 1710–1771 | |
Preceded by | Ernest of Stolberg |
Succeeded by | Henry Ernest of Stolberg-Wernigerode |
Secret Councillor of the Kingdom of Denmark | |
Personal details | |
Born | 2 April 1691 Gedern |
Died | 25 October 1771 Wernigerode | (aged 80)
Spouse(s) | Sophie Charlotte, Countess of Leiningen-Westerburg |
Residence | Wernigerode |
Occupation | German politician |
Christian Ernest, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode, (2 April 1691, Gedern – 25 October 1771, Wernigerode) was a German politician and a member of the House of Stolberg. From 1710 to 1771 he governed County of Wernigerode in the Harz mountains, which in 1714 became a dependency of Brandenburg-Prussia.[1]