Ewald Friedrich, count von Hertzberg

Ewald Friedrich, count von Hertzberg (born Sept. 2, 1725, Lottin, Pomerania—died May 27, 1795, Berlin) was a Prussian statesman and foreign minister who aimed at the expansion of Prussia and its establishment as the arbiter of Europe through a strong alliance between Britain, the Netherlands, Russia, and Prussia aimed against France, Austria, and Spain. Hertzberg studied constitutional law and history at Halle. In 1745 he entered the Prussian civil service, serving in the state record...