ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðə ɹˈɔɪəl lˈaɪsəns tə hɪmsˈɛlf ænd hɪz dᵻsˈɛndənts tə bˈɛɹ ðə nˈeɪm ˈɑːlɪfˌɛltlˈɔːəvˌɪɡ ænd lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˈɑːlɪfˌɛltlˈɔːəvˌɪɡbˈɪl.
In 1785 he received the royal licence to himself and his descendants to bear the name Ahlefeldt-Laurvig and later Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille.