Wilhelm Edinger (19 October 1659 - 4 July 1733) was a Danish merchant and ship-owner.
11-573: Lehn is a surname. Notable people with this surname include: Abraham Lehn (landowner) (1702–1757), Danish landowner Christian vom Lehn (born 1992), German swimmer Erwin Lehn (1919–2010), German jazz musician Jean-Marie Lehn (born 1939), French chemist Poul Abraham Lehn , Danish nobleman Thomas Lehn (born 1958), German musician Unni Lehn (born 1977), Norwegian football midfielder [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
22-549: A citizenship as a merchant and already in the same year he was mentioned among the city's most distinguished shipowners. In 1691 he helped draft the Exchange Ordinance ( Børsordinansen ). He was also elected as one of the directors of the Danish East India Company . In 1700 he was a member of a trade commission. In 1723, together with two other merchants, he submitted a proposal to give Copenhagen
33-536: A monopoly to stock wine, tobacco and salt. Although the proposal was immediately rejected by Kommercekollegiet , it was implemented by poster of 1 June 1726, but the monopoly was lifted again in 1730. He ran an extensive trade, particularly in West French and Spanish ports, partly with his own ships, partly in partnership with others. In addition to trading in goods, he ran an extensive brokerage and commission business, arranging exchange transactions and payments for
44-539: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Abraham Lehn (landowner) Abraham Lehn (10 May 1702 – 31 July 1757) was a Danish landowner. He owned the estates Højbygård , Fuglsang , Priorskov and Berritsgård on Lolland as well as the Lehn House and other property in Copenhagen . He was also a collector of books, paintings and coins. He was the father of Poul Abraham Lehn . Lehn
55-739: The Rentekammeret . As early as 1699 he was the third largest taxpayer in the Western Quarter (Vester Kvarter). In 1707, he took over his father-in-law's town mansion on Frederiksholms Kanal (now the Prince's Mansion ). In 1716, Czar Peter the Great resided in the building during his stay in Copenhagen. In 1725, Edinger sold the mansion to Frederik IV, who converted it into a residence for Crown Prince Frederi. He then took up residence in
66-405: The surname Lehn . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lehn&oldid=1097372731 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
77-662: The management of his estates. He had a reputation for being a fair and humane landlord. Lehn and his brother Johan Lehn (1705-1760) were ennobled by letters patent in 1731. He was also the owner of several properties in Copenhagen. He inherited the Lehn House on Strandgade in Christianshavn from his father. He purchased Kanslergården in Store Kannikestræde but it was destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire of 1728 . He did not rebuild it but instead sold
88-478: The site. Lehn was the owner of an extensive collection of books, paintings and coins. The collection had been founded on his journey abroad. He left a private library of 5,000 volumes of mainly historical and theological literature. It was for centuries part of the extensive library at Orebygård. His art collection consisted mainly of Dutch paintings, copperprint engravings and etchings. On 25 June 1737, Lehn married Sophie Amalie Edinger (21 March 1700–1768). She
99-629: Was born in Copenhagen , the son of wine merchant Abraham Lehn Sr. (1643–1709) and Cathrine Elisabeth Kreyer (died 1710). He and his brothers were brought up in the home of merchant Christian Schupp after their father's death in 1709. He was until 1717 taught at home by Peder Benzon Mylius (1689-1745). Mylius accompanied him on a Grand tour which took them to Hamburg , Dresden , Vienna and Paris . Lehn had inherited circa 200,000 Danish rigsdaler from his father. He purchased Højbygård at auction in 1725, followed by Fuglsang and Priorskov in 1726 and finally Berritsgård in 1729. He took active part in
110-434: Was married in 1669 to wine merchant Johan Funck). His paternal family had been wine merchants in Copenhagen since the beginning of the century. They had close ties to the Lehn and Motzfeldt families. Peter Motzfeldt became his guardian upon the early death of his father. Edinger's marriage to Gylbert Wigand Michelbecker 's daughter secured him a position in some of Copenhagen's most prominent business circles. In 1690 he took
121-531: Was the daughter of merchant Wilhelm Edinger (1659–1733) and Else Margrethe Michelbecker (1668–1720). Lehn and his wife had two children, Poul Abraham Lehn and Erikke Christine Lehn, He died at Berritsgård on 31 July 1757 and was buried at Majbølle Church. Wilhelm Edinger Edinger was born on 19 October 1659 in Copenhagen , the son of wine merchant Johan Vilhelm Edinger (død 1667) and Elisabeth Kriech (died 1704). On his father's death, his mother
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