However, he was very close to the Krupp family, one of the most prominent families in Germany at the time.
Built 94 years ago by the famous Krupp family as a model for the steel industry, the mill has now been deemed uneconomic.
The development of the city of Berndorf was closely related to the history of the Krupp family.
The film is a thinly veiled reference to the Krupp family of Germany whose steel company was based in Essen.
Until the end of World War II, the castle and its precinct belonged to the Krupp family.
Grünwedel's expeditions were largely funded by the Krupp family.
In 1782 the Krupp family began operations near Essen.
This soon came under the control of a member of the Krupp family.
They were rivals of the Krupp family for the last four hundred years or so.
The Krupp family had to leave the Gründerzeit mansion in 1945, when it was annexed by the allies.