Jean Ango

Jehan Ango Ango Jean or Jehan Angot born ( 1480 or * 1481, † 1551 ), was a significant, Norman shipowner and businessman from Dieppe. He expanded the established towards the end of the Hundred Years War merchant fleet his family, who originally came from Rouen, and married into the family of shipowners significant Dieppe Guilebert. At times was Jehan Ango Grenetier, Contrôleur du magasin de sel, Capitaine du chateau de Ville of Dieppe and was built by King Francis I (France) to the Vicomte de Dieppe appointed.

Ango acted with Flanders and England, but also showed very early interest for remote destinations and the evolved an activity that is unparalleled in Normandy. He maintained good relations with the Florentine bankers and financiers in the city who frequently supported him in the financing of its activities.

Ango equipped the second research expedition of Giovanni da Verrazano and funded the travel of Binôt Paul Mier de Gonneville in the New World. In addition, he provided the first privateer companies against the Portuguese in Brazil with equipment. After the Portuguese one of its ships, the "Marie", had captured, he received as a substitute for this loss Lettre de Marque his first ( letter of marque ) of King Francis I. By a further letter of marque, he was in 1543 for the loss of "Michelle" on the Portuguese compensated off the coast of Brazil. This he was entitled to seize as compensation for the damage suffered Portuguese ships.

Also as a result of this increased Kaperaktivität showed King John III. 1534 worried about the increased emergence of Portugal by the French off the Brazilian coast. While this action was consistent with the foreign policy of Francis I (who by this time publicly the Treaty of Tordesillas attack ), but its direct support could be - apart from the royal letter of marque and a meeting between the king and Ango in Dieppe 1533/1535 - not detected.

1531 equipped Ango galleons for an attack on Havana from 1537 report Spanish spies from the exit of 37 ships with the aim of Spanish ports in America to invade. Planning, financing and execution of these enterprises were exclusively in the hands Angos, who had meanwhile made ​​with trips to Guinea, Newfoundland and Brazil a fortune and last vessel traffic and capital market in the town of Dieppe completely controlled. Ango was this city deeply connected, even had collected several positions in the city administration held ( Grenetier, Contrôleur du magasin de sel, Capitaine du chateau de ville) and became the Vicomte de Dieppe in the course of his life. He had two locks, the Manoir d' Ango in Varengeville- sur -Mer and a built in Florentine style town house, built and promoted as a patron and the cultural life of the city.

Towards the end of his career, his financial situation deteriorated rapidly. A former business partner processed against him, and the French king demanded the repayment of 14,600 livres d'or. This requirement King Henry II (France) is also particularly noteworthy because Ango had contributed among other things to ransom, which Francis I had to pay after his capture at Pavia to the Emperor. After the collapse of his illustrious career Ango died 1551st