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Alexandria · MMXXVIExplicit colophon · 2026

Person · 1398 CE – 1469 CE

Jakob Fugger the Elder

Also known as

des Gerichts Jacob Fugger, von der Lilie
Iacobus Fugger
Jacob Fugger il Vecchio
Jakob Fugger
Jakob Fugger
Jakob Fugger

Image illustrating Jakob Fugger the Elder — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Jakob Fugger the Eldersee Wikimedia Commons

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Connected to

citizen ofGermany1949 CE
spouse · spouse ofBarbara Fugger1419 CE
child · father ofGeorg Fugger1453 CE
child · father ofJakob Fugger1459 CE
child · father ofUlrich Fugger the Elder1441 CE

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