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Georg Fugger ''von der Lilie'' (1453–1506) was a German merchant of the

Fugger The House of Fugger () is a German family that was historically a prominent group of European bankers, members of the fifteenth- and sixteenth-century mercantile patriciate of Augsburg, international mercantile bankers, and venture capitalists. ...

dynasty.

Life

A son of

Jakob Fugger the Elder Jakob Fugger (1398 in Augsburg – 1469 in Augsburg) was a German master weaver, town councillor and merchant, as well as the founder of the Fugger dynasty. He was later known as Jakob Fugger the Elder to distinguish him from his son Jakob F ...

and his wife

Barbara Bäsinger Barbara Fugger (née Bäsinger; 1419 – 23 July 1497) was a German businessperson and banker. Biography Barbara Bäsinger was born to a wealthy family in Augsburg, Germany. In 1441, she married textile merchant Jakob Fugger the Elder. She had ...

(whose sons also included

Ulrich Ulrich () is a Germanic given name derived from Old High German ''Uodalrich'', ''Odalric''. It is composed of the elements ''Othala rune, uodal-'' meaning "heritage" and ''-rih'' meaning "king, ruler". Attested from the 8th century as the name of Al ...

and Jakob the Younger), Georg was born and died in

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; it became clear early in life that he would become a merchant. The "Ulrich Fugger und seine Gesellschaft" (Ulrich Fugger and his company) firm was the first general partnership in Europe and soon changed its name to the "Ulrich Fugger und Gebrüder von Augsburg" (Ulrich Fugger and Brothers of Augsburg) when Georg joined it. Ulrich headed its headquarters in Augsburg, with Georg heading its

Nuremberg Nuremberg (, ; ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the Franconia#Towns and cities, largest city in Franconia, the List of cities in Bavaria by population, second-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Bav ...

branch and Jakob handling international affairs. The firm was so successful that Georg was able to commission his portrait from the Venetian painter

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in 1474. In 1494, the firm made over 54,000 Guilders and the three brothers were also co-founders of the

Fuggerei The Fuggerei is the world's oldest public housing complex still in use. It is a walled enclave within the city of Augsburg, Bavaria. It takes its name from the Fugger family and was founded in 1516 by Jakob Fugger the Younger (known as "Jakob Fug ...

, the oldest social housing project in the world. The House of "Fugger vom Reh" also ran a different Fugger firm at this time, though this was soon to go bankrupt.

Marriage and issue

In 1486, he married Regina Imhoff, daughter of a patrician of Nuremberg. Their son Markus (Marx) was born in 1488, followed by

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in 1489. These sons made Georg the founder of the "von Kirchberg" and "von

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" lines of the Fugger family. Another son,

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, was born in 1493 – he later became head of Jakob Fugger the Younger's family business and founder of the "von Glött" and "von Babenhausen" princely lines of the Fugger family. This makes Georg Fugger the founder of all the extant lines of the house of "Fugger von der Lilie".

Family tree

Bibliography

* Franz Herre: ''Die Fugger in ihrer Zeit'', Wißner Verlag, Augsburg 12. Auflage, 2005 * Martin Kluger: ''Die Fugger. Die deutschen Medici in und um Augsburg'', Context Verlag, Augsburg 2009 * Martha Schad: ''Die Frauen des Hauses Fugger. Mit sanfter Macht zu Weltruhm'', Piper Verlag, München 2009 {{DEFAULTSORT:Fugger, Georg 1453 births 1506 deaths

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Medieval German merchants 15th-century German businesspeople Businesspeople from Augsburg