Christoph Herwart

Christoph Herwart (born July 22, 1464 in Augsburg ; † November 5, 1529 there ) was an Augsburg merchant.

His parents were Lucas Herwart (* 1427) and Veronica, geb. Earth wine.

His company in Antwerp has been traceable since 1509. From 1514 to 1520 he was represented here by Markus Pfister and in the 1520s by the brothers Lukas and Christoph von Stetten .

From 1526 he participated in Tyrol together with the brothers Anton and Hans Bimmel and with Anton Fugger in a large mining company, the Schwazer Berg-, Schmelz- und Pfennwerthandel.

Together with the Bimmel brothers, he loaned Archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol 45,000 guilders in 1528 .

Between 1521 and 1529, at least six factors worked for him in Lisbon . An agreement with Jörg Pock, who traveled to Goa in 1520 as a representative of the Nuremberg Hirschvogel , enabled him to enter the East India trade.

After his death, his sons-in-law continued his involvement in long-distance trading and lending.

Marriage and children

In May 1492 he married Elisabeth Pfister (* around 1470)

Helena (* around 1493) ∞ Sebastian Neidhart
Dorothea (* around 1493)
Felicitas (* around 1498)
Joachim (* around 1500)
Magdalena (* around 1503)
Elisabeth (* around 1505)
Maria (* around 1507)
Peter (* 1510)

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personal data
SURNAME	Herwart, Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Augsburg merchant
DATE OF BIRTH	July 22, 1464
PLACE OF BIRTH	augsburg
DATE OF DEATH	November 5, 1529
Place of death	augsburg