The Fuggers of Augsburg: Pursuing Wealth and Honor in Renaissance Germany

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THE FUGGERS of AUGSBURG g studies in early modern german history H. C. Erik Midelfort, Editor THE FUGGERS of AUGSBURG g Pursuing Wealth and Honor in Renaissance Germany Mark Häberlein University of Virginia Press Charlottesville & London Originally published in German as Die Fugger: Geschichte einer Augsburger Familie, 1367–1650,© 2006 W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart University of Virginia Press Translation © 2012 by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper First published 2012 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Häberlein, Mark. [Fugger. English] The Fuggers of Augsburg : pursuing wealth and honor in Renaissance Germany / Mark Haberlein. p. cm. — (Studies in early modern German history) “Originally published in German as Die Fugger : Geschichte einer Augsburger Familie, 1367–1650, c2006”—T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references and indexes isbn 978-0-8139-3244-6 (cloth : alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-8139-3258-3 (e-book) 1. Fugger family. 2. Augsburg (Germany)—Biography. 3. Renaissance—Germany—Augsburg. 4. Capitalists and financiers—Germany—Augsburg—Biography. 5. Wealth—Germany—Augsburg— History. 6. Honor—Germany—Augsburg—History. 7. Augsburg (Germany)—Social conditions. 8. Augsburg (Germany)—Economic conditions. 9. Europe—Commerce—History—To 1500. 10. Europe— Commerce—History—16th century. I. Title. dd901.a92h2513 2012 929.20943—dc23 2011028911 Frontispiece: Bust of Jakob Fugger the Rich by Conrad Meit. (Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich, loaned by Ernst von Siemens Kunststiftung; L 2006/208; photo by Walter Haberland) Maps adapted by Michael Wobring from the German edition. Genealogy adapted from a genealogical table conceived by Franz Karg (Fugger archives, Dillingen) and designed by Peter Palm (Berlin). ...