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