Jean Henri Huguetan
Jean Henri Huguetan (also Jean Henri Hueguetan even Huguetan d'Odyck ) since 1717 Danish Lehnsgraf of Gyldensteen (* thirtieth March 1667 in Lyon , † 14. June 1749 in Copenhagen ) was a French banker in Denmark. He was first a banker with Louis XIV in France and later with Frederick IV and his successors in Denmark. He founded the first Danish bank .
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He came from a family of printers and merchants in Lyon and was the son of Jean Huguetan (1615–1681) and Marguerite Perachon . As a Huguenot , he left his homeland after the Edict of Nantes was repealed in 1685.
Together with his brothers, he ran a thriving book trade and banks in the Netherlands. Soon he was able to support the French "Sun King" Louis XIV in financing his wars against Italy. In 1687, however, he had to flee Paris again because there were inconsistencies in the repayment of the loans granted to the court.
Even decades later, the king demanded his extradition, which is why Huguetan led a rather unsteady life, which he u. a. led to England and Geneva for a few years, the latter being a financial fiasco . Nevertheless, after the death of his first wife Suzanne Testas (1680-1703), whom he had married on February 3, 1701 in Amsterdam, and his return to Amsterdam in second marriage on April 22, 1708 in The Hague, the Countess Maurice Marguérite of Nassau (1673–1745), the daughter of Count Wilhelm Adrian von Nassau -Odijk (around 1632–1705) and Elisabeth van der Nisse († 1698), marry. His father gave him even ennoblement for Baron by Emperor I. Josef in 1708. About his daughter Marguerite (from 1702 to 1730) from his first marriage, he was the ancestor of several European rulers.
Still threatened by France, he came to Denmark in 1711 . There he was able to gain a foothold and make a career as a financial advisor and financier in no time. Together with his illegitimate son Jean Henri Desmercières , he laid the foundation for the first Danish bank, of which he was director until his death, and was instrumental in the re-establishment of the Danish East India Company .
In 1717 he was accepted into the Danish aristocracy under the name "Graf von Gyldensteen" . Gyldensteen Castle on Funen is still in the hands of his descendants. In 1731 he became a privy councilor , in 1738 a secret conference councilor.
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Remarks
- ↑ Family tree of Huguenot families
- ↑ CLAUDE PHILIBERT (1709-84) En Foregangsmand paa Boghaandværkets og Bogudbredelsens Omraade
- ↑ Family tree of the descendants of Heinrich von Nassau ( Memento of the original from October 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Family tree
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Huguetan, Jean Henri |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hueguetan, Jean Henri |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French banker in Denmark |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1667 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lyon , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 14, 1749 |
| Place of death | Copenhagen , Denmark |