As the wealthiest German merchant family of the sixteenth century, the Fuggers have attracted wide scholarly attention. In contrast to the other famous merchant

This book chronicles one of the wealthiest German merchant families of the sixteenth century and their business interests in long-distance trade, mining, state

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A biography of the powerful and successful merchant.