Fugger, A.

...He became one of the wealthiest men through loans to feudal lords and mining, supported the Habsburgs and the Catholic camp, and supported the arts and sciences of the Renaissance. In 1367, Hans Fugger (1348-1409) left the nearby village of Graben and joined the Weavers' Guild in Augsburg, and his son Jakob Fugger (c. 1407-69) traded textiles and spices with Venice. Jakob had seven sons and four daughters, and the youngest of them, Jakob II Fugger (1459-1525), entered the Church at a young age but returned to secular life, learned business in Italy, and joined the family business, helping his brother. ...

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…領主への貸付けと鉱山業で有数の富豪となり，ハプスブルク家とカトリックの陣営を援助し，ルネサンスの学芸を保護した。1367年ハンスHans Fugger(1348‐1409)が近郊のグラーベン村からアウクスブルクへ出て織工ツンフトに加入，その子ヤーコプJakob Fugger(1407ころ‐69)はベネチアと織物や香料の取引を行った。ヤーコプは7男4女をもうけ，その末子ヤーコプ2世Jakob II Fugger(〈富豪ヤーコプ〉，1459‐1525)は幼時に聖界に入ったが還俗，イタリアで商業を習い兄を助けて家業についた。…

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