Kings and Generals

Fugger - Banker Who Made the Habsburgs Hegemon of Europe (2021x45)

Ausstrahlung: Apr 29, 2021

Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series on economic history, continues with a video on Jakob Fugger - the German banker and businessman who became one of the richest people of the late medieval period by introducing a number of new business practices and tying his fortune to the rising Habsburgs, financing them in becoming the hegemon power in Europe. His loans were crucial for the Habsburg victory at the battle of Pavia in 1525 and the election of Maximilian I. Buy yourself an Emperor?