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Martina Plantin

Lace merchant and printer · Lived 1550 to 1616 · aged 66

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Martina Plantin (1550-1616) was involved in her father's printing business from five years of age, and ran the family lace shop from the age of 17.

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Martina Plantin (1550-1616) was involved in her father's printing business from five years of age, and ran the family lace shop from the age of 17. After her father and husband had died, she was the head of the Plantin-Moretus printing business from 1610 to 1614, with daily operations managed by her sons Balthasar and Jan. She was considered a "formidable businesswoman from the wealthy bourgeoisie" and the head of the Plantin-Moretus printing dynasty, by marrying Jan Moretus and being the daughter of publisher Christophe Plantin.

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Lived 1550 to 1616 · aged 66

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