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Posted on May 29, 2026June 18, 2026 by vanished comforts

Before George Heriot: Elias le Tellier, goldsmith to Anna of Denmark

Birrel's Diarey (sic), an important source for Edinburgh's early modern history, and published as long ago as 1798, says that George Heriot was appointed as goldsmith to Anna of Denmark on 27 July 1597, and proclaimed by trumpet in this role at the Mercat Cross. He displaced a French craftsman "Clei". Heriot's appointment is also…

Posted on October 15, 2019June 5, 2026 by vanished comforts · 1 Comment

The Goldsmith, the Footman, the Queen, and the Earl of Bothwell

Jacob Kroger (d. 1594) was a German goldsmith who worked for Anna of Denmark in Scotland and stole her jewels. Jacob Kroger was a citizen of Lüneburg, ruled by Anna of Denmark's brother-in-law, Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.[1] He completed his apprenticeship as a goldsmith in 1575 instructed by the master goldsmiths Tönnies Dierssen and…

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