Franz-Josef Hassemer

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Franz-Josef Hassemer

Franz-Josef Hassemer (born October 30, 1840 in Gau-Algesheim , † December 27, 1909 in Kreuznach ) was a German - Italian banker .

Life

Franz-Josef Hassemer, son of Valentin Hassemer and the Philippine born. Schmitt, joined the private bank Schmitt in Rome in 1865, together with his cousin Unken Benedikt Schmitt, which belonged to his uncle Franz Joseph Schmitt (1809–1888). Together with Karl Kolb (1800–1869) and Adolf von Nast-Kolb (1839–1921) (Banco Kolb), the Schmitts founded the German bank Schmitt, Nast and Co. in Rome in 1865; Hassemer became a partner. After the death of Benedikt Schmitt in 1887, he became the sole owner. At the beginning of the 20th century, the bank was considered the most important private bank in Italy.

When Napoleon III. withdrew his protection troops from Rome as a result of the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 , the Italian general Raffaele Cadorna conquered Rome and Victor Emanuel II proclaimed the new Italy. Hassemer founded the Banca Nationale in 1870 and was awarded the Order of the Crown by the king .

Hassemer was a member of the two German national foundations Collegio Teutonico di Santa Maria dell'Anima and Campo Santo Teutonico . In 1870 he co-founded the German reading club in Italy. Pope Pius X awarded him the Commander's Cross of the New Year's Eve .

On May 5, 1894, Franz-Josef Hassemer and his siblings Elisabeth, Euphine and Josephine as well as Anton Jonas bought Ardeck Castle in Gau-Algesheim for 36,000 marks . His wife Appolonia sold the property to Count Hermann von Bocholtz-Meschede on December 30, 1911.

literature

  • Erich Hinkel: Ardeck Castle and its eventful history. 2006
  • Erich Hinkel: Ardeck Castle and its eventful history. Contributions to the history of the Gau-Algesheim area. , Volume 52/2010, Carl-Brilmayer-Gesellschaft, Gau-Algesheim, 2010

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Erich Hinkel: Ardeck Castle and its eventful history, 2005, pp. 42, 43 ( Memento from February 21, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ parents
  3. ↑ The banker FJS donated the "Roman bell" that rang on the occasion of funerals for the Schmitt and Hassemer families. (PDF; 5.4 MB)
  4. ↑ The life data of Karl Kolb, "Banker and Württemberg Consul" in: Rolf Walter: Introduction to the period 1750–1849
  5. ↑ Additional entry in: Gabriele Nathan-Nast-Kolb:  Nathan, Fritz. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 18, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-428-00199-0 , p. 744 ( digitized version ).
  6. ^ Friedrich Noack: The Germanness in Rome since the end of the Middle Ages. Deutsche Verlagsanstalt 1927, page 242
personal data
SURNAME Hassemer, Franz-Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian banker
DATE OF BIRTH October 30, 1840
PLACE OF BIRTH Gau-Algesheim
DATE OF DEATH December 27, 1909
Place of death Kreuznach