Catarina Gustmeyer (1710–1773) was a Danish businessperson and slave trader.Gold, Carol, 1942- (2018). Women in business in early modern Copenhagen : 1740-1835. Museum Tusculanum. . OCLC 1038577313. After the death of her husband Carl Hieronimus Gustmeyer in 1756, she inherited his company, which had the privilege of delivering wood fuel to the royal court. She belonged to the elite of the Danish business world. In 1771, she was one of only three women to pay tax as merchants in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

, and in 1772 one of three women members of the

Grosserer-Societetet The ('Wholesalers' Society') was a society for wholesale merchants in Copenhagen founded by law in 1742. After 1714, it was possible to acquire citizenship as a wholesaler in the city. was reorganized in 1817. In 1987 the association was replace ...

(GS). In 1772, she was rich enough to send her private merchant fleet to Danish West Indies with relief help after a hurricane. She founded the ''Det danske Guineiske Kompagni'' (" Danish Guinea Company") (dealing in among other things slaves) in companionship with her son-in-law

Frederik Bargum Henning Frederik Bargum (1733–1813) was a Danish merchant and slave trader. The Yellow Mansion, his former home at Amaliegade 18 in Copenhagen, is now home to the Lord Chamberlain's Office. Early life Bargum was born in Copenhagen, the son of t ...

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