Iselin, Reinhard

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Born 4.8.1714 in Basel. Died 10.4.1781. Buried at Frederiks German Church in Christianshavn, Copenhagen (?)

Family

Father: Iselin, Johan Ludvig (Brugg)

Mother: Schrotberger, Margaretha (?-1755)

Marriage: 9.2.1752 in Copenhagen, German Reformist Church to Fabritius de Tengnagel, Anna Elisabeth, born 20.8.1735 in Copenhagen, died 17.3.1786. Fabritius de Tengnagel, Anna Elisabeth was the daughter of bank commissioner, and director for Asiatic Company, Fabritius, Michael (1697–1746) and Koster, Anna Maria (1705–1775) (BioLek III)

Children: Daghter Mimi, married to the Count Rantzau, Christian Frederik Ernst (BioLek III). Another source claims her name was Iselin, Marie Margrethe (28.2.1753 - 14.9.1814) and that the couple were married on 14.6.1776 in Copenhagen, but that they were divorced on and Rantzau went on to marry von Huth, Charlotte Wilhelmine (Wikipedia) Dughter Lisa, married to de la Calmette, Antoine (BioLek III)

Timeline

1740: Upon spending some time learning the trade in Basel and Cologne, Iselin came to Copenhagen where he started working for Fabritius & Wever (BioLek III)

1749: Established his own merchant house, Reinhard Iselin & Co. which quickly became one of the most influential merchant houses in Copenhagen (BioLek III)

1754: Established a cloth manufacture (BioLek III)

1755: Granted royal priviledge to print cotton on the Christiansholm estate near Klampenborg (BioLek III)

1755 - ?: Involved in the establishment of the African Company (BioLek III)

1759-1769: Director Danish Asiatic Company (BioLek III)

1766: Etatsraad (BioLek III)

1769: Konferensraad (BioLek III)

1772: Purchased the Ouerlooske tannery (BioLek III)

1776: Enobled, baron (BioLek III)


Property Iselingen

Rosenfeld (BioLek III)

Rosendal (BioLek III)

Rosenvænget in Copenhagen (probably the old Holmsted, Frederik estate where the cotton printing took place) (BioLek III)

A small estate in Lyngby, now Gramlille (BioLek III)


Iselin was considered one of the most affluent merchants, and was therefore also one of the merchants who supplied funds for the state loans at request of Bernstorff, J. H. E.. (BioLek III)