Ernst Heinrich von Schimmelmann
Ernst Heinrich von Schimmelmann was a German-born Danish politician, businessman, nobleman and philanthropist.
Ernst Schimmelmann portrayed by Christian Albrecht Jensen (1827)
Constitution Hill, the Schimmelmann family plantation on St. Croix
Sølyst in Klampenborg
Heinrich Carl von Schimmelmann
Heinrich Carl von Schimmelmann was a German-born Danish merchant, banker, politician and nobleman. 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.
Heinrich Carl von Schimmelmann, c. 1762
Ahrensburg
Wandsbek with Schimmelmann mausoleum behind the church
The Schimmelmann family's plantation on St. Croix in the Danish West Indies