Moltke I Cabinet

The Cabinet of Moltke I was the government of Denmark from 22 March 1848 to 15 November 1848. It was also referred to as the March Cabinet.

In March 1848, Copenhagen was full of rumours that Schleswig and Holstein had rebelled against Denmark, and the National Liberals took advantage of the situation by arranging protest demonstrations against King Frederick VII and his politics.[1] On 21 March, King Frederick responded by dismissing his ministers and asking Carl Emil Bardenfleth to form a new government.[2] Bardenfleth failed to reach a compromise with the National Liberals, however, and so did Peter Georg Bang whom the king had asked to take his place. On the morning of 22 March the king begged Adam Wilhelm Moltke, the leader of the previous cabinet, to lead a government of responsible ministers, effectively ending the absolute monarchy.[1] Moltke quickly managed to put a government together, the Cabinet of Moltke I.

It was replaced by the Cabinet of Moltke II on 15 November 1848.

List of ministers and portfolios

Some of the terms in the table end after 15 November 1848 because the minister was in the Cabinet of Moltke II as well.

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister Adam Wilhelm Moltke22 March 184828 January 1852Nonpartisan
Foreign Minister Frederik Marcus Knuth22 March 184815 November 1848Nonpartisan
Finance Minister Adam Wilhelm Moltke22 March 184815 November 1848Nonpartisan
Trade Minister Christian Albrecht Bluhme22 March 184815 November 1848Nonpartisan
Justice Minister Carl Emil Bardenfleth22 March 184813 July 1851Nonpartisan
Kultus Minister Ditlev Gothard Monrad22 March 184813 July 1851National Liberal
War Minister Anton Frederik Tscherning22 March 184815 November 1848Bondevennerne
Navy Minister Adam Wilhelm Moltke22 March 18486 April 1848Nonpartisan
 Christian Christopher Zarthmann6 April 184810 August 1850Nonpartisan
Minister for the duchies Carl Scheel-Plessen22 March 184823 March 1848Nonpartisan
Minister without portfolio Orla Lehmann22 March 184815 November 1848National Liberal
Minister without portfolio Lauritz Nicolai Hvidt22 March 18481 November 1848National Liberal

See also

References

General:
  1. Skou, Kaare R. (2005). Dansk politik A-Å (in Danish). Aschehoug. ISBN 87-11-11652-8. 
In-line:
  1. 1 2 Skou. Dansk politik A-Å, p. 10.
  2. ↑ Neergaard, M. (1892). Under junigrundloven - En fremstilling af det danske folks politiske historie fra 1848 til 1866 - første bind (in Danish). Copenhagen: P. G. Philipsens forlag. p. 150.
Preceded by
—		 Cabinet of Denmark
22 March 1848 – 15 November 1848 		Succeeded by
Cabinet of Moltke II


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