Herman Petersen (13 December 1713 – 13 August 1765) was a Swedish merchant and director of the Swedish East India Company, amassed significant wealth through copper trade with France.
Herman Petersen | |
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 Portrait by Gustaf Lundberg | |
| Born | 29 December 1713 |
| Died | 13 August 1765 (aged 51) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Merchant |
| Parent(s) | Abraham Petersen Christina Tham |
Early life edit
Herman Petersen was born on December 13, 1713, to Abraham Petersen, a wholesaler in Gothenburg, and his wife Christina Tham, a member of the Tham family.[1][2] His grandfather had migrated from Stettin, Prussia, to Stockholm, and subsequently, his father relocated to Gothenburg.[2]
Business career edit
Petersen was elected to serve as director of the Swedish East India Company[3] for a period during the 18th century.[2] Additionally, Petersen traded great amounts of copper with France.[2] He did so with his company Petersen & Bedoire, that he had started with his brother-in-law, Fredrik Bedoire. Petersen was a member of the so called 'Skeppsbroadel'.[4][a]
Petersen possessed Erstavik, a castle-like structure located in Nacka, as well as the Petersen House, built in the Dutch Baroque architectural style,[7] in Gamla stan.[8] In 1746, Petersen acquired Stora Nyckelviken by Saltsjön,[9] where he built a summer residence.[10] The property is now located in Nacka Municipality and is a nature reserve.
After his death, the properties were established as a fideicommissum.[11]
Family edit
In the year 1741, he entered into matrimony with Magdalena Bedoire, and in 1753, he espoused her cousin, Charlotta Bedoire.[2] Both were members of the Bedoire family,[4] tracing their ancestry to the French Huguenots. The familial unions resulted in the birth of five offspring.[1] A nobiliary particle, denoted as "af," was appended to their familial surname.[2] Herman Magnus af Petersens was his 2nd great-grandson.[12]
The af Petersens family gained official recognition within the Swedish House of Nobility in Stockholm, assigned the number 2071.[1] Additionally, this noble lineage was acknowledged in Helsinki in 1810, bearing the identifier of number 166.[13]
The final resting place of Petersen, is situated at the Maria Magdalena Church on Södermalm.[1]
Notes edit
- ^ "Skeppsbroadeln," from Skeppsbron, describes wealthy merchants in 17th to 19th-century Stockholm, originally for socially ambitious ones with significant wealth.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Anrep 1862, p. 168.
- ^ a b c d e f Nilzén 1995–1997, p. 109.
- ^ Lindahl 1900, p. 295.
- ^ a b Bedoire, Lange & Josephson 2022.
- ^ Nyberg 2003.
- ^ Wasling 2021.
- ^ Wåhlin & Rinman 1896, p. 437.
- ^ Wallenberg & Afzelius 1929, p. 209.
- ^ Jonsson 2002, p. 70.
- ^ Snitt & Jonsson 2007, p. 86.
- ^ Lindahl 1900, p. 296.
- ^ Anrep 1862, pp. 168–169.
- ^ Wasastjerna 1880, p. 181.
Sources edit
- Anrep, Gabriel (1862). Svenska adelns ättar-taflor utgifna (in Swedish). Vol. 3. Norstedt.
- Bedoire, Fredric; Lange, Ulrich; Josephson, Mikael (2022), Wiiburg Setterblad, Marianne (ed.), Köpmansfurstens arv : Erstavik, Petersenska huset, herrgårdslandskapet och rekreation för en växande storstad (in Swedish), Hemera bokförlag, ISBN 97-891-987-6240-2
- Jonsson, Marita (2002). På Bellmans tid (in Swedish). A. Bonnier. ISBN 978-91-0-057609-7.
- Lindahl, Carl Fredrik (1900). Svenska millionärer (in Swedish). Vol. 5. P.A. Huldbergs bokförlags-aktielbolag – via Project Runeberg.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Nilzén, Göran (1995–1997). "Herman Petersen". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 29. National Archives of Sweden. p. 109.
- Nyberg, Klas (2003). "Skeppsbroadeln blev rik på ofriheten". www.svensktidskrift.se.
- Snitt, Ingalill; Jonsson, Marita (2007). Swedish!: Light, Shape, Landscape. Albert Bonniers Förlag. ISBN 978-91-0-011441-1.
- Wallenberg, Jacob; Afzelius, Nils (1929). Samlade skrifter (in Swedish). Bonniers – via Google Books.
- Wasastjerna, Oskar (1880). Ättar-taflor öfver den på Finlands riddarhus introducerade adeln (in Swedish). Söderströms tryckeri. p. 181.
- Wasling, Jesper (2021). Waslings heraldiska ordbok (in Swedish). Books on Demand. ISBN 978-91-8007-016-4.
- Wåhlin, Karl; Rinman, Sven (1896). Ord och bild (in Swedish). P.A. Norstedt & Söner – via Google Books.
External links edit
Media related to Herman Petersen at Wikimedia Commons
