Hans Fugger
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Hans Fugger von der Lilie, full name Hans, Freiherr Fugger, Herr zu Kirchheim, Glött, Mickhausen, Stettenfels und Schmiechen, (4 September 1531 - 19 April 1598; buried in Kirchheim in Schwaben
) was a German arts patron, businessman and politician of the Fugger
family.
(1493–1560) and Anna Rehlinger. As befitted the family's new standing, he and his brothers Marx
(1529–1597), Hieronimus (1533–1573) and Jakob (1542–1598) received a cultural and philosophical education as well as a mercantile one. Throughout his life Hans served the family's commercial interests in different areas, ranging from the Netherlands to Spain to his native Augsburg.
After his father Anton's death in 1560 he and his brothers managed the now-substantial family estates and business together. In 1573 the brothers divided the business up between them, with Hans getting (among others) the lands in Kirchheim
, Glött
, Burg Stettenfels and Duttenstein
. In 1583 Hans and his brothers had their lands made Imperial State
s in the Schwäbischen Reichsgrafenkollegium and raised to Kreisstand status in the Swabian Imperial Circle
. On his brother Marx's death in 1597, Hans was elected head of the whole Fugger business.
Hans was a great patron of the arts, partly to impress his business clients, showing off his collections in his Burg Stettenfels, the Fuggerschloss Kirchheim and what are now known as the Badstuben in the Fuggerhäuser
in Augsburg
. His correspondence is also to be found in cartularys now in the Fuggerarchiv in Dillingen an der Donau - precises of these have recently been made available.
Kirchheim in Schwaben
Kirchheim is a municipality in the district of Unterallgäu in the region of Swabia in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany.The town lies south-west of Augsburg, west of Munich.For full details, see the German page: Kirchheim in Schwaben...
) was a German arts patron, businessman and politician of the Fugger
Fugger
The Fugger family was a historically prominent group of European bankers, members of the fifteenth and sixteenth-century mercantile patriciate of Augsburg, international mercantile bankers, and venture capitalists like the Welser and the Höchstetter families. This banking family replaced the de'...
family.
Life
He was the second son of Anton FuggerAnton Fugger
Anton Fugger was a German merchant and member of the Fugger family. He was a nephew of Jacob Fugger.-Biography:...
(1493–1560) and Anna Rehlinger. As befitted the family's new standing, he and his brothers Marx
Markus Fugger
Markus Fugger von der Lilie was a German politician and businessman of the Fugger family. He was the eldest son of Anton Fugger...
(1529–1597), Hieronimus (1533–1573) and Jakob (1542–1598) received a cultural and philosophical education as well as a mercantile one. Throughout his life Hans served the family's commercial interests in different areas, ranging from the Netherlands to Spain to his native Augsburg.
After his father Anton's death in 1560 he and his brothers managed the now-substantial family estates and business together. In 1573 the brothers divided the business up between them, with Hans getting (among others) the lands in Kirchheim
Kirchheim in Schwaben
Kirchheim is a municipality in the district of Unterallgäu in the region of Swabia in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany.The town lies south-west of Augsburg, west of Munich.For full details, see the German page: Kirchheim in Schwaben...
, Glött
Glött
Glött is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria in Germany....
, Burg Stettenfels and Duttenstein
Schloss Duttenstein
Schloss Duttenstein is a Renaissance hunting castle located near the village of Demmingen, which is part of the town of Dischingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
. In 1583 Hans and his brothers had their lands made Imperial State
Imperial State
An Imperial State or Imperial Estate was an entity in the Holy Roman Empire with a vote in the Imperial Diet assemblies. Several territories of the Empire were not represented, while some officials were non-voting members; neither qualified as Imperial States.Rulers of Imperial States were...
s in the Schwäbischen Reichsgrafenkollegium and raised to Kreisstand status in the Swabian Imperial Circle
Imperial Circle
An Imperial Circle comprised a regional grouping of territories of the Holy Roman Empire, primarily for the purpose of organizing a common defensive structure and of collecting the imperial taxes, but also as a means of organization within the Imperial Diet and the Imperial Chamber Court.Each...
. On his brother Marx's death in 1597, Hans was elected head of the whole Fugger business.
Hans was a great patron of the arts, partly to impress his business clients, showing off his collections in his Burg Stettenfels, the Fuggerschloss Kirchheim and what are now known as the Badstuben in the Fuggerhäuser
Fuggerhäuser
The Fuggerhäuser is a complex of houses on the Maximilianstraße in Augsburg, built for the Fugger family of businessmen. It is now the home of the Fugger-Babenhausen branch of the Fugger family.- Buildings :...
in Augsburg
Augsburg
Augsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is a university town and home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is, as of 2008, the third-largest city in Bavaria with a...
. His correspondence is also to be found in cartularys now in the Fuggerarchiv in Dillingen an der Donau - precises of these have recently been made available.