Jacques Cœur
c. 1395–1456
French merchant who built a vast trade network and financed the French crown.
- Known as
- Merchant
- Category
- Business & Industry
- Born
- c. 1395, Bourges
- Died
- 1456, Chios
Alive at the same time as Jacques Cœur
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Portrait: Follower of Jean Fouquet, Public domain.
