Fugger (Familie)

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Fugger (Familie)
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Fugger
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"Fugger (German pronunciation: [ˈfʊɡɐ]) is a German bourgeois family that was historically a prominent group of European bankers, members of the fifteenth- and sixteenth-century mercantile patriciate of Augsburg, international mercantile bankers, and venture capitalists. Alongside the Welser family, the Fugger family controlled much of the European economy in the sixteenth century and accumulated enormous wealth. The Fuggers held a near monopoly on the European copper market.

This banking family replaced the de´ Medici family, who influenced all of Europe during the Renaissance. The Fuggers took over many of the Medicis´ assets and their political power and influence. They were closely affiliated with the House of Habsburg whose rise to world power they financed. Unlike the citizenry of their hometown, they never converted to Lutheranism as presented in the Augsburg Confession but rather remained with the Roman Catholic Church." - (en.wikipedia.org 31.01.2020)
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  • Bildnis "Jakob Fugger der Reiche". Kopie von Schlagenhaufer nach Albrecht Dürer

    Bildnis "Jakob Fugger der Reiche". Kopie von Schlagenhaufer nach Albrecht Dürer

    Bildnis von Jakob Fugger dem...

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    Image: Historisches Museum der Pfalz, Speyer - CC BY

  • Babenhausen - Fuggerschloss

    Babenhausen - Fuggerschloss

    Blick über den Mühlbach auf...

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    Image: Haus der Geschichte Baden-Württemberg / Sammlung Gebrüder Metz - CC BY-SA

  • Taler von Graf Maximilian II. Von Babenhausen aus der Familie Fugger

    Taler von Graf Maximilian II. Von Babenhausen aus der Familie Fugger

    Dieser Reichstaler von Graf...

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    Image: Sparkassenverband Baden-Württemberg - CC BY-NC-SA

  • Taller von Graf Franz Ernst von Fugger-Glött und Oberndorn

    Taller von Graf Franz Ernst von Fugger-Glött und Oberndorn

    Dieser Taler wurde unter Graf...

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    Image: Sparkassenverband Baden-Württemberg - CC BY-NC-SA

  • Taler von Fürstpropst Anton Ignaz von Fugger-Glött

    Taler von Fürstpropst Anton Ignaz von Fugger-Glött

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    Image: Sparkassenverband Baden-Württemberg - CC BY-NC-SA

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