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The Fuggers: Money, power and intrigue in the Middle Ages

June 1, 2026

A man ahead of his time, Jakob Fugger influenced world politics and was a brilliant networker. He ran a financial empire, made emperors and financed wars. And all of this happened 500 years ago in Augsburg, Bavaria.

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Jana Oertel
Jana Oertel Editor and Reporter