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How the world's first global trader, Jakob Fugger, got rich

Summary by Deutsche Welle
Some 500 years ago, Jakob Fugger was the richest man alive. The German financed emperors and popes, and reshaped global trade and banking to set the economic course for the modern world.

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How the world's first global trader, Jakob Fugger, got rich

Some 500 years ago, Jakob Fugger was the richest man alive. The German financed emperors and popes, and reshaped global trade and banking to set the economic course for the modern world.

·Bonn, Germany
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Deutsche Welle broke the news in Bonn, Germany on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
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