Schack Carl Rantzau

Schack Carl Rantzau
Commander-in-chief of the Norwegian army
PredecessorWaldemar Hermann Schmettau
SuccessorClaus Jørgen Schnell
Born(1717-03-11)11 March 1717
Ascheberg estate, Holstein
Died21 January 1789(1789-01-21) (aged 71)
Menerbes, France
Noble familyRantzau
FatherHans zu Rantzau
OccupationOfficer and Statesman

Schack Carl, rigsgreve (von) Rantzau or Carl Schack Rantzau-Ascheberg (11 March 1717, Ascheberg estate, Holstein – 21 January 1789, Menerbes, France) was a Holstein-born Danish-Norwegian officer and statesman. He was the commander-in-chief of the Norwegian army in 1766, but lost the position the next year. He is notable for his friendship with Johann Friedrich Struensee and his role in the coup which led to Struensee's fall from power in 1772.

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