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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • Family of German financiers who exerted great economic and political influence in the 1400s and 1500s. Founded by Johannes (1348–1409), the family business was greatly expanded by his son Jakob (died 1469).

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  • Charles "Fugger" had his quad-core demo unit at the last IDF running only around FSB1200, and that guy should know something about overclocking.

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  • Mrs. Wunderle lives in the Fuggerei, a Roman Catholic housing settlement for the poor that Jakob Fugger “The Rich” built in this southern German city nearly 500 years ago.

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  • After refuting less than ideal advice, like market timing, potentially excessive diversification, and excessive currency risk, I thought I would conclude by sharing with you an excellent piece of investment advice by Jacob Fugger the Rich.

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  • After reaching its zenith in the mid-16th century, the Fugger banking empire was undermined by wars and the repeated bankruptcies of the Spanish state.

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  • Much of the Fugger business empire crumbled over the next 150 years, battered by wars and soured credits.

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  • Interest on a desert island by Ryan Fugger on Sunday, Apr 13, 2008 at 1: 04: 53 PM

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  • Mrs. Wunderle lives in the Fuggerei, a Roman Catholic housing settlement for the poor that Jakob Fugger "The Rich" built in this southern German city nearly 500 years ago.

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  • Mrs. Wunderle lives in the Fuggerei, a Roman Catholic housing settlement for the poor that Jakob Fugger "The Rich" built in this southern German city nearly 500 years ago.

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  • It has a section, called the Fuggerei, which is an enclave for the poor where the only rent is one dollar a year and to pray for the souls of the Fugger family.

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