Bernhard of Eskeles

Bernhard Freiherr von Eskeles, portrayed by Friedrich von Amerling , 1832

Palais 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

Commons : Bernhard von Eskeles - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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.

personal data
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)

[1] Nathan Adam Arnsteiner in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna

[2] Adam Isak Arnsteiner in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna

[3] 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.