Theodosius Christian by Frantzius

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Theodosius Christian von Frantzius (born March 2, 1735 in Lübeck , † June 18, 1802 in Köslin ) was a German merchant and shipowner .

Theodosius Christian Frantzius was a son of the Lübeck merchant of the same name (1702–1737) and his wife Anna Magdalena Hoffmann (1699–1777). Due to the early death of his father, he received only a moderate education and then went to a trading office in Gdansk as an unskilled clerk . He started a small company that supplied wood to England. In 1765 he was accepted into the Danzig merchants.

In order to save freight costs, he got his own ships over time. He also got into the grain trade, increasing the number of ships to 17 and growing his wealth. Frantzius was appointed a secret councilor and in 1790 received the Polish title of nobility.

The son Johann Gotthard (1769–1849) became a senator and the son Christian (1771–1835) was a merchant and shipowner in Danzig. Due to unfavorable circumstances, the sons could not keep their father's company and had to give it up in 1818.

family

On April 14, 1766, he married Adelgunde Justina Reinick (born October 27, 1747; May 17, 1795), daughter of the Danzig city ​​physician . The couple had several children:

  • Johann Gotthard (November 2, 1769; † August 16, 1849), bank director ⚭ 1795 Friederike Auguste Muhl (* October 25, 1774; † November 21, 1854)
  • Theodosius Christian (born September 28, 1771, † April 20, 1835)
⚭ 1799 Anne Elisabeth Lesse (* July 24, 1776; † November 3, 1809)
⚭ 1811 Marianne Louise Lesse (* August 10, 1785; † September 15, 1852)
  • Daniel Gotthilf (born January 11, 1779 - † December 13, 1837)
  • Friedrich Wilhelm (June 11, 1789 - May 6, 1861) ⚭ 1816 Adele Elisabeth Ritt (May 23, 1796 - April 17, 1881), parents of Alexander von Frantzius
  • Karl Gilhard (March 11, 1791; † October 10, 1863) ⚭ 1823 Charlotte Dorothea Mueller (* January 19, 1802; † September 26, 1877)

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personal data
SURNAME Frantzius, Theodosius Christian von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German wholesale merchant and shipowner
DATE OF BIRTH March 2, 1735
PLACE OF BIRTH Lübeck
DATE OF DEATH June 18, 1802
Place of death Koslin