Jean Curtius | |
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Jean Curtius in 1607
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Born |
Jean de Corte 1551 Liège, Principality of Liège |
Died |
Liérganes, Cantabria, Spain |
July 12, 1628
Occupation | industrialist (arms dealer) |
Spouse(s) | Pétronille de Brazz |
Children | Pierre, Michel |
Parent(s) | Jacques de Corte, Helwy de Doerne |
Relatives | 3 brothers |
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.