Jakob Fugger II. der Reiche

Jakob Fugger II the Rich, Augsburg, banker of the Popes and Kaiser Maximilian I, financed among others the election of the emperor in 1519, established a copper monopoly in Europe. Fugger became the biggest banking institution in Europe because of him. Painting by Albrecht Duerer, Alte Pinakothek Munich

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1519 Albrecht Alte Augsburg Banker Banking Biggest Duerer Established Financed Fugger Jakob Maximilian Monopoly Pinakothek Popes

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