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[[File:Strandgade 26 København.jpg|500px|thumb|right|Behagens etate in Strandgade 26 in Christianshavn, Copenhagen. The estate was rebuilt by him im 1769. (Elling, 1943)]]

Born 8.3.1725 in Hamburg. Died 17.12.1783 in Copenhagen, buried at the German Reformist Church, Gothersgade

'''Family'''

Father: [[Behagen, Anthony]] (1687-1727) 

Mother: [[Mestecker, Petronelle Elisabeth]] (1703-1778), who was married for the second time to [[van Hemert, Joost]]

Marriages: 9.4.1755 at the German Reformist Church in Copenhagen, to [[Elisabeth Gertrud Wasserfall]] (1.4.1731-9.4.1797) who was the daughter of [[Wasserfall, Johan Henrik]] (?-1748) and [[Lomberg, Catharina]] (?-1750) (BibLek II)


'''Timeline'''

1760: On the basis of his companionship with his stepdad, [[van Hemert, Joost]] in the merchant house [[Joost v. H. og Sønner]],  Behagen was made whole-sale merchant [[grosserer]] in Copenhagen (BibLek II)

1760: [[Etatsraad]] with the rank of [[Justitsraad]] (BibLek II)

1761: Main participant in the [[Asiatic Company]] (BibLek II)

1764: In his estate at Strandgade 6, Copenhagen (close to [[Asiatic Company]] warehouse and dock), he establish a sugar refinery (BibLek II)

1765: Bancokommisær (BibLek II) 

1769: Director of the [[Asiatic Company]] 

1772: Remained a director of the [[Asiatic Company]], and was a key participant in the internal debates in the company regarding setting the India trade free. On the basis of Behagens participations in these debates, where he argued in favour of keeping a monopoly trade, he was excluded from his post as director (BibLek II) 

1776: [[Etatsraad]] (?) BibLek II) 

1782: Enobled (BibLek II)


'''Property'''

Strandgade 6, Copenhagen (BibLek II)

The Behagen family immigrated to the Danish West Indies, where the surname still can be found today (BibLek II)


[[Category:Male]] [[Category:Merchant]] [[Category:Groshandler]] [[Category:Involved in Danish Asiatic Company]] [[Category:Etatsraad]] [[Category:Justitsraad]] [[Category:Nobleman]] [[Category:German Reformist Church]] [[Category:Sugar refinery]]