Fugger family
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The Fugger family was a powerful and immensely wealthy German banking and merchant dynasty of the Renaissance that played a major role in European finance and politics.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German noble family
ⓘ
Renaissance banking house ⓘ banking dynasty ⓘ merchant family ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
15th century
ⓘ
16th century ⓘ Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Augsburg patriciate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Augsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| built |
Fuggerei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fuggerhäuser in Augsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessModel | family partnership ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Germans ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
banking
ⓘ
finance ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ mining ⓘ political influence ⓘ textile trade ⓘ |
| financed |
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Habsburg monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ papacy ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Hans Fugger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 14th century ⓘ |
| grantedNobilityBy | Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major role in development of early modern European capitalism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Catholic charitable foundations
ⓘ
control of mining rights ⓘ financing European rulers ⓘ immense wealth ⓘ influence on European politics ⓘ monopoly in copper trade ⓘ patronage of the arts ⓘ support of the Habsburg dynasty ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Imperial counts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Anton Fugger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hans Fugger NERFINISHED ⓘ Jakob Fugger NERFINISHED ⓘ Jakob Fugger the Rich NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymund Fugger NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulrich Fugger the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulrich Fugger the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Augsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronage | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Swabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rival | Welser family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStatus | patrician family ⓘ |
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