Jean de Coninck

Jean de Coninck (1744–1807) was a Dutch-Danish merchant and ship-owner. In 1785, he joined his elder brother, Frédéric de Coninck, as partner in the Copenhagen-based trading house Coninck & Reiersen. He purchased the country house Marienborg in 1803 and was from 1806 a co-owner of the Royal Danish Silk Manufactury in Bredgade. He served as Russian consul in Copenhagen.

Jean de Coninck painted by Jens Juel in 1768

Biography

Jean de Coninck was born in the Netherlands, the son of Jean de C. (1692-1774) and Susanne Esther de Rapin de Thoyras (1710-85).[1]

His first wife, Theodora van Schellebeck (1755-1783), died just 23 years old in Holland.[2] He moved to Copenhagen in 1784, On 7 January 1785, he was married to Christiane Cathrine Reiersen (1755-1789), a younger sister of Niels Lunde Reisersen. In early February, he replaced Reiersen as partner of Coninck & Reiersen.[3]

His wife gave birth to the daughter Anna Elisabeth in 1786 and the son Jean Frederik in 1788. She died in labour with their third child in 1789.

Jean de Coninck purchased the country house Marienborg in 1803.[4]

In 1806, he purchased the Royal Danish Silk Manufactory in Bredgade in a partnership with his brother, Charles August Selby and William Duntzfelt. [2]

References
  1. "Frédéric de Coninck". idahaugsted.dk (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. Ida Haugsted. "Silkefabrikken Bredgade 34-36 for-og baghuse". idahaugsted.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. "Tidstavle de Coninck". idahaugsted.dk (in Danish). Kulturcentret Assistens. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  4. "Marienborg". idahaugsted.dk (in Danish). Danmarks Naturfredningsforening. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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