A bust of him was placed in the Walhalla, a "hall of fame" near Regensburg that honors laudable and distinguished Germans
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Jakob Fugger
Jakob Fugger of the Lily, also known as Jakob Fugger the Rich or Jakob II, was a major German merchant, mining entrepreneur, and banker. He was a descendant of the Fugger merchant family located in the Free Imperial City of Augsburg. He was born and later also elevated through marriage to Grand Burgher of Augsburg. Within a few decades, he expanded the family firm to a business operating in all of…
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business · German merchant, mining entrepreneur and banker (1459–1525) · banker · merchant · entrepreneur · also Jakob Fugger, The Rich Jakob Fugger II, Jakob Fugger II, Jakob, II Fugger, Fugger, Jacob Fugger
Born 6 March 1459 · Died 30 December 1525 · Q65103
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Reported net worth: $2.1M (as of 1527).
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Died 1525-12-30.
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Born 1459-03-06.
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