Jan Thurzo
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Jan Thurzo 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 Jacob Fugger
, he co-founded the ("Common Hungarian Trade"), 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.
Mining engineering
Mining engineering is an engineering discipline that involves the practice, the theory, the science, the technology, and application of extracting and processing minerals from a naturally occurring environment. Mining engineering also includes processing minerals for additional value.Mineral...
. Between 1477 until his death in 1508 he was a rajca
Alderman
An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council...
of Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
and for a period of time, it's burmistrz (mayor).
Along with Jacob Fugger
Jacob Fugger
Jacob Fugger , sometimes known as Jacob Fugger the Rich, was a German banker and a member of the Fugger family.- Biography :...
, he co-founded the ("Common Hungarian Trade"), also known as Fugger–Thurzo company, which around 1500 held a de facto monopoly on copper mining and trade in the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...
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Thurzo was first married to Ursula Boehm and had a son, Georg Thurzo who married Anna Fugger
Fugger
The Fugger family was a historically prominent group of European bankers, members of the fifteenth and sixteenth-century mercantile patriciate of Augsburg, international mercantile bankers, and venture capitalists like the Welser and the Höchstetter families. This banking family replaced the de'...
and became major of Krakow, . Jan had another son who became archbishop of Breslau (Wroclaw), and a third son who became bishop of Olomouc
Olomouc
Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic...
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His second marriage was to Barbara Beck: their daughter Katharina married Johann Jakob Fugger.