| Grill | |
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 The Grill family coat of arms at the Österbybruk manor | |
| Place of origin | Augsburg, Germany |
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| Distinctions | Prominent in trade, mining, manufacturing, banking and politics |
| Estate(s) | Numerous during the 18th and 19th centuries |
Motto: Honesty is the best policy. | |
The Grill family are noted for their contribution to the Swedish iron industry and for exports of iron and copper during the 18th century. Starting as silversmiths and experts on noble metals the Grills became engaged in a wide range of businesses. After 1700 the family began its rise to prominence. They owned ironworks, while operating wharves, and importing material related to shipbuilding. The Grills benefited from mercantilist policy. With a positive balance on their account the Grills became engaged in banking, also in the Dutch Republic; around 1720 in the market for government liabilities and then mediating large credits and clearing international bills of exchange.[2] The Grills had significant influence with the Swedish East India Company (SOIC); three members became directors of the SOIC and the Grill firm traded as members of the SOIC and privately.
All the noted Grills were in some way connected to the main Grill Trading House and to each other. Some Grills married a relative, others helped their nephews into business. In this way the Grill name was kept and passed on through the generations.
- ^ "En praktfull ostindisk servis med det grillska vapnet" [A splendid East India tableware with the Grill coat of arms]. www.digitaltmuseum.se. Digitalt Museum—Nordic Museum. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ Peter Ericsson & Patrik Winton (2018) Politics of Credit: The Market for Government Debt in Sweden, 1715–60, pp. 16–17