Frédéric de Coninck (2 December 1740 – 4 September 1811) was a Dutch merchant and
shipowner
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active in
Copenhagen
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, Denmark.
Biography
Frédéric de Coninck was born at
The Hague
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in the
Netherlands
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. In 1763, he moved to Copenhagen to set up a foreign trade and shipping company. He became one of Denmark's largest shipowners, with a fleet of 64 vessels at the company's height. He took advantage of Denmark's neutrality during the
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of major global conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European states formed into various coalitions. It produced a period of Fren ...
to boost his and the country's trade, but his company got into difficulties during and after the
English Wars, having to shut down in 1822.
Personal life
In 1797, he had his residence
De Coninck House built in Copenhagen. During the 1780s, he acquired the
Dronninggaard estate at
Holte
Holte is a suburban district in Rudersdal Municipality on the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. The local town centre is centred on Holte station and is surrounded by extensive areas of single-family, detached homes as well as several ...
and engaged the architect
Andreas Kirkerup
Andreas Johannes Kirkerup (9 June 1749 – 22 October 1810) was a Danish architect and master builder, one of the most significant pupils of Caspar Frederik Harsdorff. Together with architects such as Andreas Hallander and Johan Martin Quist, he p ...
to design a manor house at which he died during 1811.
His daughter Marie Henriette de Coninck (1774–1843) married Danish merchant
William Duntzfelt (1762-1809). Their daughter
Cécile Olivia Duntzfelt (1798-1863) was the mother of Danish-born American doctor
Henry Jacques Garrigues Henry Jacques Garrigues (June 6, 1831July 7, 1913) was a Danish-born American doctor considered to have introduced antiseptic obstetrics to the United States.
Early life and education
Henri Jacques Garrigues was born in Copenhagen, Denmark to the ...
(1831–1913).
de Coninck ships
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''Hussaren''
References
External links
* ''Frédéric de Coninck og Dronninggaard'' : en mosaik af tekster og billeder /
dgivet afJens B. Friis-Hansen og Finn Slente. 1987.
* Joan Harders: Frederic de Coninck : en omstridt forretningsmand fra den florissante handelstid. I: ''Erhvervshistorisk årbog''. Bind 38 (1988). Side 106–141.
* Helge Krausing: De sigtede bag tiltalen ved Højesteret for landsforrædderi under englændernes belejring af København i 1807. I: ''Krigshistorisk tidsskrift''. Årgang 35, nr. 2 (1999). Side 28–31.
* Eva Cater: Mageløs oplevelse. Interview med Tom Sjørup. I: ''Berlingske tidende''. 2001-01-24.
* Torsten Søgaard: Marie de Conincks dagbøger 1793–1815. I: ''Søllerødbogen''. 2007. Side 7-53.
* Peter Henningsen: Patrioterne i Lyngby : en liden fortælling om handlinger så ædle og uegennyttige, at det turde være løgn. Nordsjælland 1807. I: ''Fortid og nutid''. 2007, hæfte 4. Side 243–262.
1740 births
1811 deaths
18th-century Danish businesspeople
19th-century Danish businesspeople
Danish businesspeople in shipping
18th-century Danish landowners
19th-century Danish landowners
Businesspeople from The Hague
Dutch emigrants to Denmark
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