Bernhard of Eskeles
Bernhard Freiherr von Eskeles (ennobled in 1797, baron since 1822; born January 12, 1753 in Vienna , † August 7, 1839 in Hietzing near Vienna) was an Austrian banker .
Life
Bernhard Eskeles was the son of a rabbi . He completed his training in Amsterdam . In 1785 he became a partner in the banking house founded by Isaak Arnstein , which at that time was managed by his grandson Nathan Adam Arnsteiner. After the third partner, Salomon Herz, left the company in 1805, the bank operated under the name Arnsteiner & Eskeles . He made a name for himself as an advisor to Joseph II and Franz II. Eskeles was a co-founder of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank in 1816 and became its director. In 1819 he was also involved in founding the Austrian Spar-Casse. Eskeles continued his private fortune, which was made possible by his marriage to Cäcilie, geb. Itzig, historically Wulff, a daughter of Daniel Itzig and sister-in-law of his partner Arnsteiner, in order to lend the Austrian state many millions in the French wars. For this reason he was made a knight in 1811 and a baron in 1822 .
Bernhard and Cäcilie von Eskeles had two children:
- Maria Anne Cäcilia Freiin von Eskeles (1802–1862) ∞ Franz Graf von Wimpffen (1797–1870), kk Feldzeugmeister
- Daniel (Denis) Bernhard Freiherr von Eskeles (1803–1876), last head of the Arnstein & Eskeles bank ∞ Emilie Freiin von Brentano-Cimaroli-Visconti (1809–1880)
The Jewish Museum of the City of Vienna is now housed in his former palace . Eskeles was buried in the Jewish cemetery in Währing .
literature
- Eskeles Bernhard Frh. From. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 268.
- Franz Heissenberger: Eskeles, Bernhard Freiherr von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1959, ISBN 3-428-00185-0 , p. 653 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Kábdebo: Eskeles, Bernhard Freiherr von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 375.
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Eskeles, Bernhard Freiherr von . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 4th part. Typogr.-literar.-artist publishing house. Establishment (L. C. Zamarski, C. Dittmarsch & Comp.), Vienna 1858, pp. 78-80 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Bernhard von Eskeles in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
- Entry on Bernhard von Eskeles in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
Individual evidence
- ^ Nathan Adam Arnsteiner in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
- ^ Adam Isak Arnsteiner in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
- ↑ Georg Gaugusch : Who once was. The upper Jewish bourgeoisie in Vienna 1800–1938 . Volume 1: AK . Amalthea, Vienna 2011, ISBN 978-3-85002-750-2 , p. 588.
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SURNAME | Eskeles, Bernhard von |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eskeles, Bernhard Freiherr von |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian banker |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 12, 1753 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
DATE OF DEATH | August 7, 1839 |
Place of death | Hietzing (district of Vienna) |