Herman Petersen | |
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Born | |
Died | 13 August 1765
Stockholm, Sweden | (aged 51)
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation | Merchant |
Parent(s) | Abraham Petersen Christina Tham |
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 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]
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]
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]
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