Henriette Wegner
Henriette Wegner (born 1 October 1805 in Hamburg, died 25 November 1875 in Christiania), née Henriette Seyler, was a Norwegian businesswoman and philanthropist, a member of the Hanseatic Berenberg banking dynasty of Hamburg and the wife of the Norwegian industrialist Benjamin Wegner. She was briefly a co-owner of Berenberg Bank, and was also noted for her work for the homeless in Norway. During her life she was a citizen of the city-republic of Hamburg, of France during the Napoleonic Wars, and finally of Norway from 1824.
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Henriette Wegner, drawn by her sister Molly in 1827, aged 22 | |
| Born | Henriette Seyler October 1, 1805 |
| Died | November 25, 1875 (aged 70) Christiania, Norway |
| Resting place | Old Aker Cemetery, Oslo |
| Citizenship | Hamburg, France, Norway |
| Spouse | Benjamin Wegner |
| Parent(s) | L.E. Seyler and Anna Henriette Gossler |
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