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Jakob III. Fugger (30 March 1542, in

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– 7 February 1598, in Babenhausen, Bavaria) was a German businessman and landowner of the

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family. He was also Lord of Schloss Babenhausen in

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Life

He was the fourth son of

Anton Fugger Anton Fugger (10 June 1493 – 14 September 1560) was a German merchant and member of the Fugger family. He was a nephew of Jakob Fugger. Biography Anton was the third and youngest son of George Fugger and Regina Imhof. He was born in Augsburg o ...

and Anna von Rehlingen. On their father's death in 1560, he and his brothers jointly managed the family's company and lands, which were both now of considerable size. In 1573, all the lands were divided between the brothers, with Jakob gaining the lordships of Babenhausen, Wellenburg and Boos among others. In 1583, he and his brothers were granted

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schaft in the Schwäbischen Reichsgrafenkollegium and the status of count in the Swabian Reichskreis.

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: ''Kauf dir einen Kaiser. Die Geschichte der Fugger.'' 17. Auflage. Droemer Knaur, München 1995, .

Marriage and issue

In 1570, Jakob married Anna Ilsung von Tratzberg. They had the following children: * Sibylla Freiin Fugger (1572–1616) * Hieronymus Freiherr Fugger (1574–1579) * Katharina Freiin Fugger (1575–1607) * Georg Graf Fugger, Landvogt in Schwaben (1577–1643) * Veronika Gräfin Fugger (1578–1645) * Regina Gräfin Fugger (1581–1633) * Anna Gräfin Fugger (1582–1633) * Johann Fugger the Elder, Herr zu Babenhausen (1583–1633) * Hieronymus Graf Fugger, Herr zu Wellenburg (1584–1633) * Maximilian Graf Fugger, Herr zu Boos (1587–1629) * Jakob Freiherr Fugger (1588–1607)

References

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