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Founding of Muscovy Company

Founding of Muscovy Company
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The Muscovy Company was an English trading company chartered in 1555. It was the first major chartered joint-stock company, the precursor of the type of business that would soon flourish in England and finance its exploration of the world.

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  1. Founding of Muscovy Company (this page)February 6, 1555
  2. Founding of Herzog August Library1572
  3. Founding of Vilnius University1579
  4. Founding of East India CompanyDecember 31, 1600
  5. Founding of Dutch East India Company1602
  6. Founding of Grolsch1615

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