Mansa Musa, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie… all can be argued as some of the richest people in history. But in this episode, we explore a lesser-known name.

In the wake of the collapse of the Italian banking families, German merchants filled the vacuum. One in particular would go on to monopolize European silver and copper mines, influence imperial elections, and indirectly shape the Western world while meddling with the Church…

He truly was one rich Fugger…