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Maria Daelder
Maria Daelder (1627–1706), was a Swedish businessperson, wine and textile trader and banker.Dalhede, Christina, Handelsfamiljer på stormaktstidens Europamarknad. 4, Viner, kvinnor, kapital : en 1600-talshandel med potential? : fjärrhandelsfamiljerna Jeronimus Möller i Lübeck och Sibrant Valck i Göteborg, Warne, Partille, 2006 Life and work Maria Daelder was born in 1627 in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. She married the wealthy wine merchant Sibrant Valck (1632–1681) and settled in the newly-founded Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ... in Sweden, a town where a large part of the inhabitants at this point was Dutch. Maria Daelder managed her own business separate from that of her husband; she imported and sold wine and textiles and managed a succes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedes
Swedes ( sv, svenskar) are a North Germanic ethnic group native to the Nordic region, primarily their nation state of Sweden, who share a common ancestry, culture, history and language. They mostly inhabit Sweden and the other Nordic countries, in particular Finland where they are an officially recognized minority, with a substantial diaspora in other countries, especially the United States. Etymology The English term "Swede" has been attested in English since the late 16th century and is of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin. In Swedish, the term is ''svensk'', which is from the name of '' svear'' (or Swedes), the people who inhabited Svealand in eastern central Sweden, and were listed as ''Suiones'' in Tacitus' history '' Germania'' from the first century AD. The term is believed to have been derived from the Proto-Indo-European reflexive pronominal root, , as the Latin ''suus''. The word must have meant "one's own (tribesmen)". The same root and original mean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
