Baron of Berenberg-Gossler (german: Freiherr von Berenberg-Gossler) is a title in the

German nobility The German nobility (german: deutscher Adel) and royalty were status groups of the medieval society in Central Europe, which enjoyed certain privileges relative to other people under the laws and customs in the German-speaking area, until the b ...

, specifically the nobility of the

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, created in 1910 for banker Johann von Berenberg-Gossler of the

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

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Berenberg-Gossler family. The title is held by one person at a time and is tied to an entailed estate (''Fideikommiss''), Gut Niendorf. For this reason, it is not always inherited by the eldest son. The title is currently (since 1997) held by humanitarian Cornelius von Berenberg-Gossler.

Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels The ''Almanach de Gotha'' (german: Gothaischer Hofkalender) is a directory of Europe's royalty and higher nobility, also including the major governmental, military and diplomatic corps, as well as statistical data by country. First published ...

, Band 16, Freiherrliche Häuser B II, C. A. Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1957 The first three title holders were all heads of Berenberg Bank.

Barons of Berenberg-Gossler

* Johann von Berenberg-Gossler 1910–1913 *

Cornelius von Berenberg-Gossler Baron Cornelius von Berenberg-Gossler (2 March 1874 – 29 September 1953) was a German banker, a member of the illustrious Berenberg-Gossler banking dynasty, and owner and head of Berenberg Bank from 1913. He withdrew from active management of th ...

1913–1953 * Heinrich von Berenberg-Gossler 1953–1997 *Cornelius von Berenberg-Gossler 1997–

References

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