Rudolf Berenberg
Rudolf Berenberg was a Hamburg merchant and banker and a member of the Berenberg banking family. He served as President of the Commerz-Deputation from 1728–1729 and as a Hamburg Senator from 1735. He was the son of Cornelius Berenberg, and was married to Anna Elisabeth Amsinck, a daughter of Paul Amsinck and Christina Adelheid Capelle.
He was the father of
- Rudolf Berenberg, merchant in Hamburg
- Cornelius Berenberg, merchant in Livorno
- Paul Berenberg, Senator, co-owner of Berenberg Bank
- Johann Berenberg, co-owner and then sole owner of Berenberg Bank, married Anna Maria Lastrop
Literature
- Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co.: Die Geschichte eines deutschen Privatbankhauses, Berenberg Bank, Hamburg 1990
- Percy Ernst Schramm, Neun Generationen: Dreihundert Jahre deutscher Kulturgeschichte im Lichte der Schicksale einer Hamburger Bürgerfamilie . Vol. I and II, Göttingen 1963/64.