Carl Rønneberg

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Carl Rønneberg (10 August 1779 – 29 January 1858) was a Norwegian merchant, ship owner, and fish exporter. [1]

Norway constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

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Carl Esaias Rønneberg was born at Kriksholmen in the parish of Herøy, Møre og Romsdal. He was the son of Christopher Tjærandsen Rønneberg (1737–1824) and Margrethe Christine Rasmusdatter Frøysa (1736–1888). His father was from Jæren and became a wealthy merchant in Sunnmøre.

Herøy, Møre og Romsdal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Herøy is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the town of Fosnavåg on the island of Bergsøya. The industrial area of Eggesbønes is located south of Fosnavåg on the same island. The Runde Environmental Centre is located in the northern part of the municipality on Runde island. Other population centres in Herøy include the villages of Leikong, Kvalsund, or Moltustranda.

Sunnmøre

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Rønneberg first worked as a trade manager in Lyngen in Troms. He established the merchant house Carl E. Rønneberg & Sønner in 1812. He also purchased the Korsen farm, which became the trading center of Ålesund. His company became dominant in the city during the 19th century, and for a long time it was the city's largest company and employer. [2]

Lyngen Municipality in Troms, Norway

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Troms County (fylke) of Norway

Troms (pronounced [trʊms] or Romsa  or Tromssa  is a county in northern Norway. It borders Finnmark county to the northeast and Nordland county in the southwest. Norrbotten Län in Sweden is located to the south and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea.

In 1811 he married Elisabeth Marie Mechlenburg (1781–1853). They were the parents of Carl E. Rønneberg Jr. (1815–1880) and Rasmus Gerhard Rønneberg (1822–1884). Their descendants included Joachim Holmboe Rønneberg and Anton Johan Rønneberg. [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Dale, Bjørn Jonson. "Carl Rønneberg". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Carl Rønneberg". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ Ivar Kraglund. "Joachim Rønneberg". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ Thoralf Berg. "Anton Rønneberg". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved July 1, 2017.


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