Get your SPECIAL OFFER for MagellanTV here: https://try.magellantv.com/kingsandgenerals/. It's an exclusive offer for our viewers! Start your free trial today. MagellanTV is a new kind of streaming service run by filmmakers with 3,000+ documentaries! Check out our personal recommendation and MagellanTV’s exclusive playlists: https://www.magellantv.com/explore/history Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series on economic history, continues with a video on Jakob Fugger - the German banker and businessman who became one of the richest people of the late medieval period by introducing a number of new business practices and tying his fortune to the rising Habsburgs, financing them in becoming the hegemon power in Europe. His loans were crucial for the Habsburg victory at the battle of Pavia in 1525 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcprW-tXuaA) and the election of Maximilian I. Buy yourself an Emperor? More videos on the history of economics: How did Crassus Become so Wealthy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Oscq4MfyEc Why Was Egypt Crucial for the Roman Empire? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaCaFpAtm48 Roman Trade with Africa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJGnnxPn7SU Roman-Indo-Parthian Trade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzGrRWfExJM How Roman trade with India made the Empire rich https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDTaOOVbxLs Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals or Paypal: http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals or by joining the youtube membership: null We are grateful to our patrons and sponsors, who made this video possible: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ooKPbpq0z8ciEjz5Zmrga4-gWRmripm0u4BHMkkXHVc/edit?usp=sharing The art for this video was made by Lala Gasim, it was animated by Aqarahim Ibrahimov, while the script was researched and written by David Muncan. ✔ Merch store ► null ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals ✔ Podcast ► https://kingsandgenerals.libsyn.com/ iTunes: https://apple.co/2QTuMNG ✔ PayPal ► http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals ✔ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Instagram ►http://www.instagram.com/Kings_Generals Production Music courtesy of EpidemicSound #Documentary #Fugger #Habsburgs