About Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg
Count Johan Ludvig Carl Christian Tido of Holstein-Ledreborg (10 June 1839 – 1 March 1912), was a Danish politician who was Minister of State of Denmark. He was Council President of Denmark for two months, from 16 August to 28 October 1909. He also served as Defence Minister of Denmark from 18 October to 28 October 1909. == Biography == Holstein was the son of Count Christian Edzard Moritz of Holstein-Ledreborg (1809–1895) and his wife, Countess Caroline Louise Lefeubre de Marpalu (1810–1903). He was a descendant of Danish Minister of State Count Johan Ludvig of Holstein–Ledreborg (1694–1763). He became a student at Roskilde Cathedral School in 1859 and became a Cand.polit. at the University of Copenhagen in 1866. He took over the Ledreborg estate after his father's death in 1895. He rebuilt the chapel at Ledreborg and also had the buildings and the garden restored. == Prime minister == After the 1909 Folketing election produced no overall majority for any party, Klaus Berntsen suggested to Frederik VIII that Holstein might be able to gain the support of the three major liberal parties.
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