Matthias Koch (businessman)

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Matthias (also: Matthäus ) Koch (born June 13, 1581 in Memmingen ; † July 10, 1633 in Augsburg ) was an important merchant and one of the richest citizens of Augsburg.

Life

Matthias Koch came from a family originally resident in Bad Grönenbach in Upper Swabia and was the fourth child of Hans Koch (* 1550; † not handed down) from his marriage to Regina Haym (1555-1612). Around 1606 he became a partner in his father's Memmingen company, Hans Koch, Sel. Erben, Melchior Büttel & Mitverwandte, and in 1610 he moved to Augsburg. The trade in linen from eastern Germany brought him great wealth, so that in 1618 he was one of the richest citizens of Augsburg with a tax of 634  guilders and was able to lend the city almost 100,000 guilders in 1621/22. At the same time he acquired Gailenbach Castle in Edenbergen from Ferdinand Geizkofler (1592–1653) for 11,000  Speciesthalers, which was the family seat until the death of Markus Christoph Koch von Gailenbach (1699–1768). In the same century, the palace building was also expanded to include an estate , an exact year for the construction is not known. In addition, Matthias Koch was owned by the Hofmark Schönleiten in today's Aichach-Friedberg district and acquired goods in the villages of Emersacker , Hirblingen , Neusäß and Täfertingen in today's Augsburg district .

Matthias Koch was initially married to Anna Maria Stenglin (* 1585; † not recorded), daughter of the Augsburg mayor Daniel Stenglin from the noble family Stenglin , the marriage was concluded on November 14, 1605. In his second marriage he was married to Philippina Steininger (1585-1659). His two sons were in 1654 ennobled ( "Chef of Gailenbach") and included in the Augsburg patrician.

progeny

⚭ November 14, 1605 Anna Maria Stenglin (* 1585; † not recorded)

  1. Matthias the Younger Cook of Gailenbach (1610–1680)

⚭ November 10, 1608 Philippina Steininger (1585–1659)

  1. Johannes Koch von Gailenbach (1614–1693)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Mark Häberlein (edit.), Wolfgang Reinhard (ed.): Augsburg elites of the 16th century: prosopography of economic and political leadership groups 1500-1620. Berlin, Akademie Verlag GmbH; 1996, p. 411f. ISBN 978-3-05-002861-3 .
  2. ^ A b Association for Computer Genealogy: Matthias Koch - Accessed December 7, 2013.
  3. ^ Association for Computer Genealogy: Hans Koch - Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  4. ^ Association for Computer Genealogy : Regina Haym - Accessed December 7, 2013.
  5. ↑ a b Augsburger Stadtlexikon : Koch ( Memento of the original from October 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - Accessed December 7, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.stadtlexikon-augsburg.de
  6. ^ Association for Computer Genealogy: Anna Maria Stenglin - Accessed December 7, 2013.
  7. ^ Association for Computer Genealogy: Philippina Steininger - Accessed December 7, 2013.
  8. ^ Paul von Stetten : History of the noble families in the free imperial city of Augsburg. Augsburg, 1762; Pp. 323-324.
personal data
SURNAME Koch, Matthias
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Koch, Matthäus; Koch, Johann Matthias; Koch, Johann Matthäus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Augsburg merchant
DATE OF BIRTH June 13, 1581
PLACE OF BIRTH Memmingen
DATE OF DEATH July 10, 1633
Place of death augsburg