Paul Berenberg (born 1716, died 1768) was a

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merchant and banker and a member of the Berenberg banking family. He served as a

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of Hamburg, succeeding his father Rudolf Berenberg. His brothers were Rudolf Berenberg (1712–1761), merchant in Hamburg, Cornelius Berenberg (1714–1773), merchant in Livorno, and Johann Berenberg (1718–1772), merchant in Hamburg.

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*''Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co.: Die Geschichte eines deutschen Privatbankhauses'',

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, Hamburg 1990 *

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, ''Neun Generationen: Dreihundert Jahre deutscher Kulturgeschichte im Lichte der Schicksale einer Hamburger Bürgerfamilie (1648–1948)''. Vol. I and II, Göttingen 1963/64. {{DEFAULTSORT:Berenberg, Paul Bankers from the Holy Roman Empire Merchants from the Holy Roman Empire Senators of Hamburg (before 1919)

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