MARSELIS

Members of this Amsterdam family became rich mer chants in Muscovy during the 17th century. They founded the iron works near Tula, among other things. Peter Marselis served as an elder in the Dutch Calvinist church council of Moscow. Other fami lies with important connections in the Muscovy trade were the Ack ema, Brants, Winius, Witsen, Lups, and Ruts.