SACRED LEGACY ARCHIVES™
Pieter Corbeels
1755-03-12 – 1799-06-21
Life & Legacy
Pieter Corbeels (12 March 1755 – 21 June 1799) was a book printer from the Austrian Netherlands a rebel when the area became part of France. He was a founder of the publishing company Brepols. He commanded part of the Brabantine forces during a revolt against the French Revolutionary regime known as the Boerenkrijg ("Peasants' War"). He was executed for his role in the war.
Occupation & Career
businessperson
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q1849340 — wikidata View source
Are you related to Pieter Corbeels?
Family members can contribute records, photographs and stories or request stewardship of this legacy.