Hans' son, Jakob Fugger, expanded the family's business, becoming one of the wealthiest men in Augsburg. Jakob's son, known as Jakob Fugger II, was born in 1459. Although his father died when he ...

Long before Warren Buffett, Bill Gates or John D. Rockefeller, there was Jakob Fugger. Born in Augsburg, Germany in 1459 to a well-heeled merchant family, Fugger emerged as one of history's most ...

In the late 15th century, the financial empire of the Fugger Brothers blanketed ... around the fortress city of Augsburg, where the family fortune began. Brother Jakob was the genius of the ...

was better known simply as Jakob Fugger the Rich. His family were textile merchants in the German city of Augsburg, but Fugger succeeded in expanding the business across almost all of Europe.

In the Middle Ages bankers like Jakob Fugger made Augsburg an important city. But its history with water is also unique. Augsburg now is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Augsburg is filled with the ...

the view stretches as far as the Alps -- located just one hour away by car from Augsburg. The city's Renaissance history is closely linked to one of its most famous sons: Jakob Fugger, the ...

In this Kings and Generals documentary, we explore the life and legacy of Jakob Fugger—arguably the most powerful banker of the late medieval world. His financial empire reshaped Europe ...

I'll leave the last word to Jakob Fugger, however. He was the one who controlled the sale of indulgences. If you visit his tomb in Augsburg today, you can see these words prominently displayed ...

Greg Steinmetz aims to rectify that. Jacob Fugger, a Renaissance-era banker and industrialist from the German city of Augsburg, was “the most influential businessman of all time,” Steinmetz ...