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'''Jan Thurzo''' (April 30, 1437 – October 10, 1508, {{lang-hu|Thurzó János}}, {{lang-pl|Jan Turzo}}, {{lang-sk|Ján T(h)urzo}}, {{lang-de|Johann T(h)urzo}}) was a [[Hungarian people|Hungarian]] entrepreneur and [[Mining engineering|mining engineer]]. Between 1477 until his death in 1508 he was a [[Alderman|rajca]] of [[Kraków]] and for a period of time, it's [[burmistrz]] (mayor). |
'''Jan Thurzo''' (April 30, 1437 – October 10, 1508, {{lang-hu|Thurzó János}}, {{lang-pl|Jan Turzo}}, {{lang-sk|Ján T(h)urzo}}, {{lang-de|Johann T(h)urzo}}) was a [[Hungarian people|Hungarian]] entrepreneur and [[Mining engineering|mining engineer]]. Between 1477 until his death in 1508 he was a [[Alderman|rajca]] of [[Kraków]] and for a period of time, it's [[burmistrz]] (mayor). |
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Along with [[Jakob Fugger]], he co-founded the ''{{lang|de|Gemeine Ungarische Handel}}'' ("Common Hungarian Trade"),<ref>{{cite book |first=Kayo |last=Hirakawa |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=fJ-dQpbfrysC&pg=PA48&dq=Thurz%C3%B3+family&hl=en&ei=qRmJTMy5OdjPjAei1MWgDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=The Pictorialization of Dürer's Drawings in Northern Europe in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries |page=48 |location= |publisher=Peter Lang |year=2009 |isbn=3039117254 }}</ref> also known as [[Fugger–Thurzo company]], which around 1500 held a de facto monopoly on copper mining and trade in the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. |
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Thurzo was first married to Ursula Boehm and had a son, Georg Thurzo who married Anna [[Fugger]] and became major of Krakow, . Jan had another son who became archbishop of [[Breslau]] (Wroclaw), and a third son who became bishop of [[Olomouc]]. |
Thurzo was first married to Ursula Boehm and had a son, Georg Thurzo who married Anna [[Fugger]] and became major of Krakow, . Jan had another son who became archbishop of [[Breslau]] (Wroclaw), and a third son who became bishop of [[Olomouc]]. |
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Revision as of 16:12, 1 March 2012
Jan Thurzo (April 30, 1437 – October 10, 1508, Hungarian: Thurzó János, Polish: Jan Turzo, Slovak: Ján T(h)urzo, German: Johann T(h)urzo) was a Hungarian entrepreneur and mining engineer. Between 1477 until his death in 1508 he was a rajca of Kraków and for a period of time, it's burmistrz (mayor).
Along with Jakob Fugger, he co-founded the Gemeine Ungarische Handel ("Common Hungarian Trade"),[1] also known as Fugger–Thurzo company, which around 1500 held a de facto monopoly on copper mining and trade in the Holy Roman Empire.
Thurzo was first married to Ursula Boehm and had a son, Georg Thurzo who married Anna Fugger and became major of Krakow, . Jan had another son who became archbishop of Breslau (Wroclaw), and a third son who became bishop of Olomouc.
His second marriage was to Barbara Beck: their daughter Katharina married Johann Jakob Fugger.
References
- ^ Hirakawa, Kayo (2009). The Pictorialization of Dürer's Drawings in Northern Europe in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. Peter Lang. p. 48. ISBN 3039117254.
Further reading
- Lynch, Martin (2004). "The Metallurgical Renaissance". Mining in World History. Reaktion Books. pp. 19–62. ISBN 1861891733.
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