Ernst zu Münster

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Count Ernst Friedrich Herbert zu Münster (born 1766-03-01 Osnabrück; died 1839-05-20 Hanover) was a German statesman, politician and minister in the service of the House of Hanover

Count Münster studied at Göttingen University together with the three youngest sons of King George III. He entered the public service in Hanover. One of his first tasks was to bring Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex and his company home from Italy. Later he was appointed minister for the affairs of Hanover in London in 1805 following Lenthe. In Vienna (1815) he had to care for the German assets of the House of Hanover which he successfully did. Hanover became a Kingdom itself and gained territories at the North Sea. He stayed in office until 1831.