Heinrich Carl von Schimmelmann was a German-born Danish merchant, banker and politician. He was the largest Danish slave owner and slave trader, owning over 1,000 slaves in his plantations in the Danish-owned West Indies.
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Ahrensburg
Wandsbek with Schimmelmann mausoleum behind the church
Schimmelmann Palace in Copenhagen
The Schimmelmann family's plantation on St. Croix in the Danish West Indies
Share of the Royal West Indian Trading Company, issued 11. December 1778, sigend by director Heinrich Carl von Schimmelmann
Caroline von Schimmelmann, c. 1762
Heinrich Carl von Schimmelmann, ca. 1773Awards 3
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Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-WolfenbüttelAlso won Noble Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
Adam Gottlob MoltkeAlso won Noble Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
Ove Høegh-GuldbergAlso won Noble Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von BernstorffAlso won Ordre de l'Union Parfaite
Johann von EwaldAlso won Noble Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
Andreas Peter BernstorffAlso won Ordre de l'Union ParfaiteAbout this person
Heinrich Carl von Schimmelmann was a German-born Danish merchant, banker and politician. He was the largest Danish slave owner and slave trader, owning over 1,000 slaves in his plantations in the Danish-owned West Indies. He became one of the absolute richest people in Denmark and, among other things, owned the Odd Fellow Palace. During the Seven Years' War, he speculated heavily on currency debasement in close association with his business partner Abel Seyler. After supporting Denmark-Norway as the head of the banking system in Denmark, he was rewarded by becoming a member of the Danish nobility. Eventually, he became a plantation owner and Danish finance minister. From 1774 onwards, von Schimmelmann was involved in the project of digging the Eider Canal. He died in 1782.
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