Background
He was a great-grandnephew of Count Andreas von Bernstorff.
He was a great-grandnephew of Count Andreas von Bernstorff.
He became councilor of the embassy at London in 1902, minister to Egypt in 1906, and ambassador to the United States in 1908. During the World War I he was German ambassador to Turkey.
He was married to Jeanne (Johanna) Luckemeyer. Had two children: Luise-Alexandra (1888–1971) and Christian-Günther (1891–1947)