Alois Dessauer
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Alois Joseph Dessauer was a famous German
court
banker (Court Jew
).
He was the son of Baruch Dessauer. He married Anna Elisabeth David, with whom he had 4 children: Joseph Dessauer (1793-1853), Georg Dessauer (1795-1870), Karl Friedrich Dessauer (1799-1845) and Franz Johann Dessauer (1805-1872).
Germany
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court
Court
A court is a form of tribunal, often a governmental institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law...
banker (Court Jew
Court Jew
Court Jew is a term, typically applied to the Early Modern period, for historical Jewish bankers who handled the finances of, or lent money to, European royalty and nobility....
).
He was the son of Baruch Dessauer. He married Anna Elisabeth David, with whom he had 4 children: Joseph Dessauer (1793-1853), Georg Dessauer (1795-1870), Karl Friedrich Dessauer (1799-1845) and Franz Johann Dessauer (1805-1872).