Muscovy Company

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The Muscovy Company was a 16th-century English trading company that pioneered commerce and exploration between England and Russia and helped open northern sea routes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chartered company
monopoly
trading company
activity overland trade from Russia to Persia
alsoKnownAs Muscovy Company
surface form: Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands

Russia Company
charterGrantedBy Edward VI of England
charterGrantedIn 1555
country Kingdom of England
dissolved 1917
early 20th century
era Tudor period
establishedTradingPost Archangel
Kholmogory
Moscow
explorationRole pioneered northern sea route to Russia
sponsored voyages in search of Northeast Passage
fieldOfWork exploration
maritime trade
foundedBy Hugh Willoughby
London merchants
Richard Chancellor
John Cabot
surface form: Sebastian Cabot
grantedMonopolyOn English trade with Russia
headquartersLocation London, England
surface form: London
historicalSignificance first major English joint-stock trading company
opened northern sea routes between England and Russia
inception 1551
influenced English Russia policy
later English chartered companies
languageOfWork English
legalForm joint-stock company
lostExclusiveRights 1698
monopolyRestricted late 17th century
notableVoyage 1553 voyage of Richard Chancellor to the White Sea
patron Elizabeth I of England
Mary I of England
primaryCommodity English woolen cloth
caviar
furs
hemp
hides
tar
timber
wax
significantEvent establishment of direct diplomatic relations between England and Russia
tradedWith Tsardom of Russia
surface form: Grand Duchy of Moscow

Tsardom of Russia

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Henry Hudson employer Muscovy Company
Discovery usedBy Muscovy Company
subject surface form: Discovery (Henry Hudson's ship)
Discovery operatedBy Muscovy Company
subject surface form: Discovery (Henry Hudson's ship)
Muscovy Company alsoKnownAs Muscovy Company
this entity surface form: Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands
Russia Company alternativeName Muscovy Company
Russia Company alternativeName Muscovy Company
this entity surface form: Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands
Richard Chancellor employer Muscovy Company
this entity surface form: Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands
Richard Chancellor employer Muscovy Company
Richard Chancellor associatedWith Muscovy Company
Richard Chancellor patron Muscovy Company
this entity surface form: Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands
William Baffin employer Muscovy Company
Anthony Jenkinson employer Muscovy Company
Anthony Jenkinson sponsoredBy Muscovy Company
Edward Bonaventure sailedFor Muscovy Company
Jenkinson employer Muscovy Company
subject surface form: Anthony Jenkinson