CultureGermanyThe Fuggers: Money, power and intrigue in the Middle Ages 12:18This browser does not support the video element.CultureGermanyJana Oertel06/01/2026June 1, 2026A man ahead of his time, Jakob Fugger influenced world politics and was a brilliant networker. He ran a financial empire, made emperors and financed wars. And all of this happened 500 years ago in Augsburg, Bavaria.Copy linkAdvertisement