Fabritius, Gotthilf Just

Born 1703-9-1 in Copenhagen, died 1766-5-7 in Copenhagen, buried in Holmens Kirke.

Family
Father: Fabritius, Herman

Mother: Abbestée, Elisabeth Marie

Brother: Fabritius, Michael

Son: Fabritius, Just (1748-1766) (Bobé 1920:298)

Daugthers: Fabritius, Louisa (1742-1754), Fabritius, Maria Jacobea (1744-1747) & Fabritius, Marianne (1740-1754). (Bobé 1920:298)

Timeline
Married to Bruguier, Elisabeth Mariane de (BioLek III)

1736 Commisioner of Kurantbanken (Biolek I)

1738 Co-editor of an reply from the whole-sale merchants of Copenhagen to the city Magistrate about the conditions for merchants in the realm and how to improve them. Signed by Soelberg, Hans Jørgen; Klaumann, Gregorius; Hemert, Joost van; Fabritius, Michael; Fabritius, Just; Lindeman, Daniel; Bjørn, Andreas; Wever, Johann Friederich; Black, Oluf; Sternberg, Rasmus; Tyberg, Jens and Jørgensen, Søren. (Lorenzen 1942, p. 42)

1743 Appointed Agent (BioLek I)

1746 Awarded the country house of Christiansholm, where he started a cotton-printing business (kattun-trykkeri). (BioLek III)

1751 Appointed Etatsraad (BioLek I)

1751 - Possibly Freemason in Copenhagen, a Fabritius was present at a lodge meeting 1751-1-18. (Bugge: Det danske Frimureries Historie, p.163)

1753 Bought the country house of Sølyst.(BioLek III)

1755 Member of the management of the Royal African Company (BioLek III)

1755-1766 Director of Asiatisk Kompagni. (Hof&Stat)

1756 Acquired a mill at Arresø and created Frederiksværk Krudtmølle og Kanonstøberi with Classen, Johan Frederik at the site. (BioLek III)

1757 Travelled to Paris to secure a loan for the state. (BioLek III)

1760-61 Negotiated a large loan in Genua for the state with the Magistrate of Copenhagen as a middleman. (BioLek III)

1766 - Listed as Banco=Kommissair of Kurantbanken. (Holck: Dannemarcks Handels=Speil 1766:58)

Property
At some point, probably around 1754, Gotthilf Just Fabritius took over the grounds of the Christiansholm estate north of Copenhagen, where he built the "summer house" for himself in 1754. He also established a cotton manufacture on the Christianholm grounds, possibly in partnership with Iselin, Reinhard, who also had a cotton printing manufacture in this are (Gentofte Lokalarkiv and BioLekIII). He also owned the Sølyst estate