Carl Josef Maria Brentano-Cimaroli

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Carl Josef Maria Brentano-Cimaroli (* 1705 ; † January 15, 1780 in Genoa ) was an entrepreneur from the extensive Brentano family .

Life

He was the son of Giovanni Batista Brentano-Cimaroli , who settled in Günzburg at the beginning of the 18th century . Carl Josef Maria Brentano-Cimaroli was married to Rosa Molo, who came from a wealthy Günzburg family. The sons Josef, Franz, Peter, Filipp and Johann, born in Günzburg, emerged from this marriage.

Brentano House in Günzburg

In 1746 Carl Josef Maria Brentano-Cimaroli founded a Lionic wire drawing factory on the Egelsee (reservoir of a side arm of the Günz ) for the production of gold, silver and copper wire for braids , tassels , draperies and uniforms. The factory was closed again in 1758 as trade was hampered by the Seven Years' War . In the same year, Carl Josef Maria Brentano-Cimaroli sold the representative city ​​palace in Günzburg, which he had built in 1747. In 1764 he finally withdrew from Günzburg. Two of his sons worked as bankers in Genoa and Naples .

literature

  • Franz Reißenauer: Günzburg. History of a Swabian city. Volume 1: From the beginning to 1805 . Wißner Verlag, Augsburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-89639-721-8 , pp. 300-301.