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1369: 1337: 1321: 1587: 1353: 301:; she was not considered beautiful, but was intelligent, cultivated, kind, spoke many languages (including Latin) and became an exemplary wife and mother. She survived her husband by 32 years and after his death in 1790 managed the firm together with her son-in-law until 31 December 1800, from which point the company was run by her son-in-law and her son alone. She however retained a large account with the Berenberg company of several hundred thousand 25: 133: 357:
in miniature" and "a practical woman, who until the end governed her family with undiminished vitality." Her daughter Anna Henriette Gossler, married Seyler, once wrote that "we all love and revere her indescribably; she also deserves it entirely, because she only lives for her children. She is very
1368: 293:(1738–1790), who had joined Berenberg Bank as an apprentice, and her father made Gossler a partner in 1769. After Johann Berenberg's death, Gossler became the sole owner and head of the company. The historian (and descendant) 1483:
Percy Ernst Schramm, Neun Generationen: Dreihundert Jahre deutscher "Kulturgeschichte" im Lichte der Schicksale einer Hamburger Bürgerfamilie (1648–1948). Vol. I and II, Göttingen 1963/64.
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in 1684 and developed the Berenberg merchant house into a highly successful merchant bank. She was also descended from numerous other prominent merchant and banking families, such as the
204:. She is also noted as the only woman ever to serve as a partner and take an active leadership role (1790–1800) at Berenberg Bank since the company was established in 1590 by her family. 320:(1775–1842). Her son-in-law, Seyler, became a partner in 1788 and head of Berenberg Bank in 1790. Her son Johann Heinrich Gossler joined the bank as a partner in 1798. Her grandson 1421:, "Kaufleute während Besatzung, Krieg und Belagerung (1806–1815) : der Hamburger Handel in der Franzosenzeit, dargestellt an Hand von Firmen- und Familienpapieren." 1336: 1352: 302: 1796: 1791: 1781: 358:
alive and bright for her age." She was well educated and made sure that both her daughters and sons also received a very good education.
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Her great-great-great-grandmother, Isabeau (Isabella) de Hertoghe (1583–1636), a member of one of the
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until her death. The company's name was changed to Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. in 1791.
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Her only brother Rudolf Berenberg (1748–1768) was possibly mentally ill and died at 20 in
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Kaufleute zu Haus und über See. Hamburgische Zeugnisse des 17., 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts
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Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co.: Die Geschichte eines deutschen Privatbankhauses
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Tradition. Zeitschrift für Firmengeschichte und Unternehmerbiographie
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Deutsches Geschlechterbuch, Vol. 200, C.A. Starke, 1996, p. xxxii
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Berenberg banking family in Hamburg, and ancestral mother of the
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Her great-great-great-grandfather, Hamburg Senator Rudolf
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family, one of the two most prominent families of the
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19. Catharina Elisabeth Adelheid Engels (1620–1659)
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 246:. She was the daughter of owner of Berenberg Bank 1743: 343:From 1793 until her death in 1822, she used the 232:and became, together with the closely related 1527: 340:in 1888 and raised to baronial rank in 1910. 660:(1649–1706), merchant of Hamburg and Lisbon 1534: 1520: 780:11. Christina Adelheid Capelle (1663–1730) 176:(2 December 1749 – 16 January 1822) was a 131: 983:26. Moritz Tietgens (1641–1690), merchant 109:Learn how and when to remove this message 1342:Her great-grandfather, Hamburg merchant 871:24. Wichmann Lastrop (d. 1667), merchant 397:16. Hans Berenberg (1593–1640), merchant 894:12. Peter Lastrop (1665–1709), merchant 326:First Mayor and President of the Senate 1744: 1494:Hamburgische Biografie-Personenlexikon 1188: 1095:28. Johann Tönnies (b. 1637), merchant 1076: 1072: 1060: 964: 852: 848: 844: 834: 734: 610: 606: 594: 513:18. Daniel Colin (1616–1660), merchant 494: 388: 384: 380: 1515: 1440:https://www.jstor.org/stable/40696554 1427:https://www.jstor.org/stable/40696638 1258: 1248: 1244: 1232: 1229: 1219: 1206: 1196: 1192: 1176: 1173: 1163: 1150: 1140: 1136: 1124: 1117: 1107: 1094: 1084: 1080: 1057: 1047: 1034: 1024: 1020: 1008: 1005: 995: 982: 972: 968: 952: 945: 935: 922: 912: 908: 896: 893: 883: 870: 860: 856: 831: 821: 808: 798: 794: 782: 779: 769: 752: 742: 738: 722: 715: 705: 688: 678: 674: 662: 655: 645: 628: 618: 614: 587: 577: 564: 554: 550: 538: 535: 525: 512: 502: 498: 482: 480:(1680–1746), Senator, merchant banker 475: 465: 452: 442: 438: 426: 419: 409: 396: 392: 332:), whereas her great-grandson, Baron 266:(1634–1711) had become an hereditary 536:9. Anna Margaretha Colin (1649–1684) 224:, who came as religious refugees to 47:adding citations to reliable sources 18: 1405:, Hamburg, Hoffmann und Campe, 1949 1006:13. Anna Maria Tietgens (1677–1716) 13: 1797:Bankers from the Holy Roman Empire 1792:19th-century German businesspeople 1782:18th-century German businesspeople 1566:Gossler (Berenberg-Gossler) family 262:in 1735 and her great-grandfather 14: 1808: 1787:19th-century German businesswomen 1777:18th-century German businesswomen 1207:30. Diedrich Wolpmann (1636–1685) 1058:3. Anna Maria Lastrop (1723–1761) 1035:27. Anna Maria Trebbe (1646–1701) 347:manor house as summer residence. 216:, a Flemish-origined family from 1585: 1367: 1351: 1335: 1319: 950:(1696–1747), merchant of Hamburg 453:17. Adelheid Ruhlant (1611–1684) 370:Ancestors of Elisabeth Berenberg 23: 1716:Joachim von Berenberg-Consbruch 1695:Cornelius von Berenberg-Gossler 1438:1957, No 4., pp. 307–332. 192:member of the Flemish-origined 34:needs additional citations for 1700:Heinrich von Berenberg-Gossler 1499: 1486: 1477: 1468: 1452: 1376:seven noble houses of Brussels 809:23. Anna Berenberg (1639–1669) 297:describes their marriage as a 200:family, the current owners of 1: 1492:"Johann Hinrich Gossler," in 1445: 1382: 1230:15. Alma Wolpmann (1671–1746) 1174:7. Ilsabe Tönnies (1702–1739) 254:(1690–1748). Her grandfather 1680:Johann von Berenberg-Gossler 592:(1718–1772), merchant banker 424:(1634–1711), merchant banker 334:Johann von Berenberg-Gossler 316:(1758–1836), and of Senator 228:in 1585, where they founded 207: 7: 361: 10: 1813: 1690:John von Berenberg-Gossler 1577:Baron of Berenberg-Gossler 1415:, Vol. 1, Göttingen, 1963. 1312: 1259:31. Anna Rouwe (1642–1705) 1182: 1074: 1066: 958: 850: 846: 728: 608: 600: 488: 386: 382: 258:(1680–1746) was elected a 1762:Grand burghers of Hamburg 1708: 1622: 1594: 1583: 1553: 1246: 1238: 1213: 1194: 1190: 1157: 1138: 1130: 1101: 1082: 1078: 1041: 1022: 1014: 989: 970: 966: 929: 910: 902: 877: 858: 854: 815: 796: 788: 763: 740: 736: 699: 676: 668: 639: 616: 612: 571: 552: 544: 519: 500: 496: 459: 440: 432: 403: 390: 312:(1771–1836), who married 163: 155: 147: 139: 130: 123: 16:German banker and heiress 1752:Berenberg-Gossler family 1344:Johann Friedrich Tönnies 1120:Johann Friedrich Tönnies 1670:Johann Heinrich Gossler 1614:Berenberg Bank Stiftung 832:1. Elisabeth Berenberg 318:Johann Heinrich Gossler 299:marriage of convenience 289:. In 1768, she married 1660:Anna Henriette Gossler 1655:Johann Hinrich Gossler 757:(1635–1684), Professor 310:Anna Henriette Gossler 308:She was the mother of 291:Johann Hinrich Gossler 1757:Berenberg Bank people 1122:(1662–1736), merchant 198:von Berenberg-Gossler 58:"Elisabeth Berenberg" 1665:Ludwig Erdwin Seyler 1608:Universal Investment 353:describes her as "a 314:Ludwig Erdwin Seyler 212:She belonged to the 184:and a member of the 43:improve this article 1650:Elisabeth Berenberg 1630:Cornelius Berenberg 1505:Schramm 1959 p. 110 1432:Percy Ernst Schramm 1419:Percy Ernst Schramm 1409:Percy Ernst Schramm 1399:Percy Ernst Schramm 1151:29. Dorothea Erhorn 923:25. Elisabeth Kempe 422:Cornelius Berenberg 351:Percy Ernst Schramm 324:(1802–1877) became 295:Percy Ernst Schramm 264:Cornelius Berenberg 240:'s ruling class of 188:. She was the last 174:Elisabeth Berenberg 125:Elisabeth Berenberg 1731:Hans-Walter Peters 1726:Peter von Kap-Herr 716:5. 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