Johann von Bodeck

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Johann von Bodeck, painting by an unknown master
Tomb of Johann von Bodeck in the Peterskirchhof in Frankfurt (Stadtarchiv Frankfurt / Main)
Signature of Johann von Bodeck (document of April 27, 1613)

Johann von Bodeck (born September 6, 1555 in Antwerp , † August 2, 1631 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a Dutch-German banker.

Life

Johann von Bodeck was born as the eldest son of Bonaventura von Bodeck (1512–1591) and his wife Agathe. von Neck (around 1530–1568) born. At the age of eight he attended the schools in Leiden and at the age of 10 those in Nuremberg and then made trips abroad. Like his father, he became a businessman. In 1572 he was in Paris at the time of Bartholomew's Night and, as a Lutheran, narrowly escaped the bloodbath.

At the age of 28 he married the daughter of the distinguished Antwerp merchant Arnold Bormann, Maria Bormann. He carried out the important transaction between his father-in-law and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Cornelie Bormann, née. Piggen, go.

In 1584 he left Antwerp as a result of Spanish attacks ( Alessandro Farnese (1545–1592) , the "Printz of Parma began to bombard the city and began to block the Farth on the waters of the Scheldt ...") The flight in a ship over the The Scheldt must have been dramatic as the fleeing people were still shot at. He and his family first settled in Lübeck and moved on to Frankfurt am Main at the end of 1585 . There he sat down, but not acquired the Frankfurt civil rights , but remained life - as well as his descendants - sojourner with lesser rights.

Together with his mother-in-law and brother-in-law Hans Scholier (1547–1613) he built up a banking business of European standing. He is considered Frankfurt's first major banker and co-founder of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange . At the beginning of the 17th century, his financial group dominated the exchange between the European trading centers of Amsterdam , Antwerp, Hamburg , Frankfurt and Venice and contributed significantly to making the stock exchange , which was originally only held at the Frankfurt Fair , into a permanent establishment. He achieved the greatest income with deposit loans during trade fairs.

John's brother, Bonaventura II von Bodeck (1556–1629) left the administration of his property to him. At his death, apart from the rule of Ellgau, this amounted to 75,000 Reichstaler , mostly shares in loans from the cities of Breslau and Leipzig and the princes of Hesse , Württemberg and Saxony .

With his mother-in-law's fortune, Johann von Bodeck already had around 400,000 guilders at his disposal at the end of 1606 , an enormous fortune by the standards of the time. In addition to many properties around Frankfurt (including the manor in Praunheim , the house Zum Goldenen Bären on Roßmarkt and other large town houses), Antwerp (several large town houses), Amsterdam and Mainz (Gut Nierstein ), he acquired large estates that were still in use for several generations Family property remained.

In 1630 his fortune, including that of his wife, was over a million guilders. This makes him the first Frankfurt millionaire .

He was buried on August 4, 1631 in the Peterskirchhof in Frankfurt.

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SURNAME Bodeck, Johann von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch-German banker
DATE OF BIRTH September 6, 1555
PLACE OF BIRTH Antwerp
DATE OF DEATH August 2, 1631
Place of death Frankfurt am Main