Elisabeth Berenberg (2 December 1749 – 16 January 1822) was a Hamburg heiress, merchant banker and a member of the Berenberg family.
She was the last male line member of the Flemish-origined Hanseatic Berenberg banking family in Hamburg, and ancestral mother of the von Berenberg-Gossler family, the current owners of Berenberg Bank.
She is also noted as the only woman ever to serve as a partner and take an active leadership role (1790–1800) at Berenberg Bank since the company was established in 1590 by her family.
Author: Unknown Source: PERCY ERNST SCHRAMM: HAMBURGER KAUFLEUTE IN DER 2. HÄLFTE DES 18. JAHRHUNDERTS. Tradition: Zeitschrift für Firmengeschichte und Unternehmerbiographie, 2. Jahrg., H. 4. (OKTOBER 1957), pp. 307-332 Information about whereabouts of original and/or better photo in colours requested License: CC-PD-Mark PD-Art (PD-old-auto) PD-old-100