Rønneberg is a Norwegian patrician family from
Sunnmøre
Sunnmøre (, ) is the southernmost traditional district of the western Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal. Its main city is Ålesund. The region comprises the municipalities () of Fjord, Giske, Hareid, Herøy, Sande, Haram, Stranda Mu ...
. It was the most prominent business family of
Ã…lesund
Ålesund () is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of Ålesund Municipality. The centre of the town of Ålesund lies on the islands of Hessa, Aspøya, Ålesund, Asp� ...
during the 19th and early 20th century, and its history is closely connected to the rise of Ålesund as a city. The Rønneberg Company, founded in 1812, was for a long time the city's largest company and employer.
The family is descended from Christopher Tjærandsen Rønneberg (1737–1824), the son of a farmer from
Jæren
Jæren is a Districts of Norway, traditional district in Rogaland county, Norway. The other districts in Rogaland are Dalane, Ryfylke, and Haugalandet. Jæren is one of the 15 districts that comprise Western Norway.
At about , Jæren is the large ...
, who became a burgher and a wealthy merchant at Sunnmøre. He was the father of ship-owner and fish wholesaler
Carl Rønneberg (1779–1858), who founded the Rønneberg Company, and who is often regarded as the principal founder of the city of Ålesund.
[
] Carl Rønneberg was the father of Carl E. Rønneberg jr. (1815–1880) and of wholesaler and consul Rasmus Gerhard Rønneberg (1822–1884), and the grandfather of Anna Rasmunda Rønneberg Kaas-Lund and wholesaler and mayor of Ålesund
Joachim Holmboe Rønneberg (1851–1929). The latter was the father of theatre director
Anton Johan Rønneberg (1902–1989) and Elisabeth (Marie) Rønneberg, who married ophthalmologist and President of the Norwegian Medical Association
Harald Lystad.
Joachim Holmboe Rønneberg was the grandfather of
Erling Rønneberg and
Joachim Rønneberg
Joachim Holmboe Rønneberg (30 August 1919 – 21 October 2018) was a Norwegian Army officer and broadcaster. He was known for his resistance work during World War II, most notably commanding Operation Gunnerside, and his post-war war informat ...
, and a great-grandfather of
Joakim Lystad.
[K. Bugge: "Handelshuset Rønneberg. Korsen og Notenes 1812–1912," in ''Tidsskrift for Sunnmøre Historielag'', 1912, p. 5–61]
References
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Norwegian families