Religion and the Rise of Capitalism · Character
The Fuggers
Powerful German banking family in early capitalism.
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Also known as The Fuggers, the Fuggers
First appearance: religion and the rise of capitalism
The Fuggers shows up with force in II: The Economic Revolution. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The Fugger banking family is central to the chapter's analysis of financial power, illustrating how they financed monarchs and the Church, controlled mines and trade, and wielded…
The Fuggers first appears in 0003 religion and the rise of capitalism.
In II: The Economic Revolution: The Fugger banking family is central to the chapter's analysis of financial power, illustrating how they financed monarchs and the Church, controlled mines and trade, and wielded immense influence over European politics.
Later, in Luther: Cited as the great capitalist house that financed Eck's expedition to Bologna, and as the target of Luther's call to 'put a bit in the mouth of the holy company of the Fuggers.'
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- Capitalism and Reformation Figures
- Puritan Religious Leaders
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