Johann Jakob Bethmann
Johann Jakob Bethmann (since 1776: von Bethmann, also known as Jean-Jacob de Bethmann; 20 June 1717 – 2 September 1792) was a German merchant and shipowner.
Life
Johann Jakob was born in
In 1745 Bethmann married the Protestant Elisabeth Desclaux (1725–1785), a Bordeaux native. In 1749 he took Swiss citizenship and in 1758 he became a citizen of Frankfurt am Main.[1] In 1768 he was appointed imperial consul for Bordeaux, and in 1776 he was knighted.
Bethmann proved an astute businessman and prospered quickly. Besides trading in goods and merchandise, he was not averse to an engagement in the
He left his daughter Katharina Elisabeth (1753–1813) in the care of his childless brother Simon Moritz in Frankfurt. There she married in 1769 the merchant Peter Heinrich Metzler (1744–1800), who thenceforth used the surname Bethmann-Metzler (subsequently von Bethmann-Metzler or de Bethmann-Metzler) but remained in Frankfurt as a partner in the bank.
After Johann Jakob's death in Bordeaux, his Frankfurt grandchildren returned to the city.
Johann Jakob Bethmann was a friend of German author
See also
Notes
- ^ His descendants held fast to the Frankfurt citizenship, down to and including his great-grandson, Alexandre de Bethmann (mayor of Bordeaux from 1867 to 1870) as late as 1841. Source: Weber, p.194, citing Henninger
- ^ Weber, p.198, citing Henninger.
Bibliography
- Wolfgang Henninger: Johann Jakob von Bethmann 1717–1792. Kaufmann, Reeder und kaiserlicher Konsul in Bordeaux, 2 volumes, Bochum 1993 ISBN 3-8196-0104-X
- --: Grimms Freund aus Bordeaux. Johann Jakob von Bethmann (1717–1792); in: J. Mondot / C. L'Arriere (ed.), Lumières et commerce. L'example bordelais; (=Obras Generales 61); 2000
- Wilhelm Stricker: Bethmann, Johann Jakob. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Vol. 2, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 574–576.
- Klaus Weber: Deutsche Kaufleute im Atlantikhandel, 1680–1830. C.H.Beck, Munich 2004 ISBN 978-3-406-51860-7
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