Bethmann is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bethmann family
The
Bethmann family
The Bethmann family (; ) has been remarkable for the high proportion of its male members who succeeded at mercantile or financial endeavors. This family trait began in medieval northern Germany and continued with the Bethmann bank, which Johann P ...
in Germany, originally from Goslar, achieved greatest prominence in Frankfurt am Main; the Bethmann-Hollweg sideline produced a German chancellor.
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Konrad Bethmann (1625–1701), Münzwardein and Münzmeister in Nassau and other German places
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Johann Philipp Bethmann (1715–1793), grandson of Konrad Bethmann, merchant and banker in
Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...
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Johann Jakob Bethmann Johann Jakob Bethmann (since 1776: ''von'' Bethmann, also known as ''Jean-Jacob de Bethmann''; 20 June 1717 – 2 September 1792) was a German merchant and shipowner.
Life
Johann Jakob was born in Bergnassau, one of three sons of the administra ...
(1717–1792), grandson of Konrad Bethmann, merchant, shipowner and consul in
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefectur ...
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Simon Moritz Bethmann (1721–1782)
Simon Moritz Bethmann (1721–1782) was a German merchant and banker.
Life
Simon Moritz was born in Nassau, northwest of Frankfurt am Main, the youngest son of the identically named Nassovian administrator ''Simon Moritz Bethmann'' (1687–172 ...
, grandson of Konrad Bethmann, merchant and banker in Frankfurt am Main
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Simon Moritz von Bethmann (1768–1826), son of Johann Philipp Bethmann (1715–1793), banker and statesman in Frankfurt am Main
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Moritz von Bethmann
image:Moritz von bethmann.jpg, Moritz von Bethmann as seen by a caricaturist.The picture was accompanied by a verse,''Moritz Herr von Bethmann heißt er,'dem Vater gleicht er von Gesicht;'doch im übrigen beweist er,'der alte Bethmann ist ...
(1811–1877), son of Simon Moritz von Bethmann, banker and merchant in Frankfurt am Main
* Ludwig Simon Moritz Freiherr von Bethmann (1844–1902), son of Moritz von Bethmann, banker in Frankfurt am Main
* Moritz Henning August Freiherr von Bethmann (1887-1966), son of Ludwig Simon Moritz Freiherr von Bethmann, banker in Frankfurt am Main
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Johann Philipp von Bethmann (1924–2007), son of Moritz Henning August Freiherr von Bethmann, banker and book author in Frankfurt am Main
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August von Bethmann-Hollweg
Moritz August von Bethmann-Hollweg (born 8 April 1795 in Frankfurt am Main, died 14 July 1877 on Rheineck castle near Niederbreisig on the Rhine) was a German jurist and Prussian politician.
Life
Bethmann-Hollweg was born in Frankfurt am Main ...
(1795–1877), grandson of Johann Philipp Bethmann (1715–1793), Prussian jurist and politician
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Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg
Theobald Theodor Friedrich Alfred von Bethmann Hollweg (29 November 1856 – 1 January 1921) was a German politician who was the chancellor of the German Empire from 1909 to 1917. He oversaw the German entry into World War I. According to biog ...
(1856–1921), grandson of August von Bethmann-Hollweg, German politician
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Alexandre de Bethmann (1805-1871), mayor of Bordeaux from 1867 to 1870, great-grandson of Johann Jakob Bethmann
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Pierre de Bethmann (1961-), French jazz pianist, 5th-generation descendant
Société Genevoise de généalogie
of Alexandre de Bethmann
* Dominic Bethmann (69 B.C.- Present), Local Factory Owner
Other people surnamed Bethmann
* Heinrich Eduard Bethmann (1774–1857), German actor and theater director
* Ludwig Konrad Bethmann
Ludwig may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Ludwig (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Ludwig (surname), including a list of people
* Ludwig Ahgren, or simply Ludwig, American YouTube live streamer and co ...
(1812–1867), German historian
* Erich Waldemar Bethmann (1904-1993), Author and religious scholar
* Sabine Bethmann
Sabine Bethmann (25 October 1929 – 8 November 2021) was a German film and television actress.
Biography
Bethmann was born in Tilsit, East Prussia on 25 October 1929. She first appeared in the 1956 movie ''Waldwinter'' and became popular by ...
(b. 25 October 1931), former German movie actress
* Andreas Bethmann (19??-), German film director
See also
* Bethmann Bank, established in 1748 as a trading enterprise and private bank by the brothers Johann Philipp Bethmann (1715-1793) and Simon Moritz Bethmann (1721-1782), today ''Delbrück Bethmann Maffei'', a wholly owned subsidiary of ''ABN AMRO''
* Bethmännchen
''Bethmännchen'' (German for "a little Bethmann") is a pastry made from marzipan with almond, powdered sugar, rosewater, flour and egg. It is a traditional cookie usually baked for Christmas Day and is widely available in chocolate shops aro ...
, a marzipan confection named after the Bethmann family
Notes
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German-language surnames
Surnames from given names