Jakob Fugger
1459–1525
German banker who was among the richest men in Renaissance Europe.
Jakob Fugger (1459–1525) was a banker, born and died in Augsburg.
- Known as
- Banker
- Category
- Business & Industry
- Born
- 1459, Augsburg
- Died
- 1525, Augsburg
Alive at the same time as Jakob Fugger
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Portrait: Albrecht Dürer, Public domain.
