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Founding of Commerz- und Diskonto-Bank

When
26 February 1870
Where
Hamburg
Part of
Commerzbank founded in Hamburg

Theodor Wille and other trading houses established Commerz- und Diskonto-Bank in Hamburg on 26 February 1870.

Commerz- und Diskonto-Bank was founded on 26 February 1870 by Theodor Wille, a merchant successful in South American trade, along with other trading houses and private bankers in Hamburg. This event marked the establishment of the institution that would later become Commerzbank.

Sources

  1. Commerzbank Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04

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