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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: 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)
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1760: [[Etatsraad]] with the rank of [[Justitsraad]] (BioLek II)
  
1761: Main participant in the [[Danish Asiatic Company]] (BibLek II)
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1761: Main participant in [[Asiatisk Kompagni]] (BioLek II)
  
1764: In his estate at Strandgade 6, Copenhagen (close to [[Danish Asiatic Company]] warehouse and dock), he established a sugar refinery (BibLek II)
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1764: In his estate at Strandgade 6, Copenhagen (close to [[Asiatisk Kompagni]] warehouse and dock), he established a sugar refinery (BioLek II)
  
1765: Bancokommisær (BibLek II)  
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1765: Bancokommisær (BioLek II)  
  
1769: Director of the [[Danish Asiatic Company]]  
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1769: Director of [[Asiatisk Kompagni]]  
  
1772: Remained a director of the [[Danish 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)  
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1772: Remained a director of the [[Asiatisk Kompagni]], 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 (BioLek II)  
  
1776: [[Etatsraad]] (?) BibLek II)  
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1776: [[Etatsraad]] (?) BioLek II)  
  
1782: Enobled (BibLek II)
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1782: Enobled (BioLek II)
  
  
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Revision as of 06:45, 23 September 2015

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 in Gothersgade, Copenhagen.

Family
Father: Behagen, Anthony (1687-1727)

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

Marriages: 9.4.1755 at the German Reformist Church in Copenhagen, to Wasserfall, Elisabeth Gertrud (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 (BioLek II)

1761: Main participant in Asiatisk Kompagni (BioLek II)

1764: In his estate at Strandgade 6, Copenhagen (close to Asiatisk Kompagni warehouse and dock), he established a sugar refinery (BioLek II)

1765: Bancokommisær (BioLek II)

1769: Director of Asiatisk Kompagni

1772: Remained a director of the Asiatisk Kompagni, 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 (BioLek II)

1776: Etatsraad (?) BioLek II)

1782: Enobled (BioLek 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)