Full Name Jean de Corte Name Jean Curtius Relatives 3 brothers | Children Pierre, Michel Spouse(s) Petronille de Brazz | |
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Born 1551 Liege, Principality of Liege Occupation industrialist (arms dealer) Parent(s) Jacques de Corte, Helwy de Doerne Died July 12, 1628, Lierganes, Spain | ||
Jean Curtius, also known as Jean De Corte and Juan Curcio, called Curtius (1551 – July 12, 1628) was a Liégeois manufacturer who obtained the monopoly on providing gunpowder to the Spanish army.
The mansion he built on the banks of the Meuse in Liège is now the Curtius Museum.
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