Rudolf Berenberg (born 1680, died 1746) was a
Hamburg merchant and banker and a member of the
Berenberg banking family. He served as President of the
Commerz-Deputation from 1728–1729 and as a Hamburg
Senator from 1735. He was the son of
Cornelius Berenberg, and was married to Anna Elisabeth
Amsinck (1690–1748), a daughter of Paul Amsinck (1649–1706) and Christina Adelheid Capelle (1663–1730).
He was the father of
Rudolf Berenberg (1712–1761), merchant in Hamburg
Cornelius Berenberg (1714–1773), merchant in
Livorno
Paul Berenberg (1716–1768), Senator, co-owner of Berenberg Bank
Johann Berenberg (1718–1772), co-owner and then sole owner of Berenberg Bank, married Anna Maria Lastrop (1723–1761)
Literature
Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co.: Die Geschichte eines deutschen Privatbankhauses,
Berenberg Bank, Hamburg 1990
Percy Ernst Schramm, Neun Generationen: Dreihundert Jahre deutscher Kulturgeschichte im Lichte der Schicksale einer Hamburger Bürgerfamilie (1648–1948). Vol. I and II, Göttingen 1963/64.
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