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Hans Fugger
Lord of Kirchheim, Glött, Mickhausen, Stettenfels and Schmiechen
Hans Fugger, of the ‘von der Lilie’ branch of the famous Augsburg Fugger family, was a businessman, patron and lord of Kirchheim, Glött, Mickhausen, Stettenfels and Schmiechen. The son of Anton Fugger, he received the lordship of Kirchheim in Schwaben by lot; his father had bought it in 1551. From 1578 to 1582, he had a Renaissance palace built at Kirchheim by the Augsburg city architect Jakob Eschay. It was nicknamed the ‘Escurial souabe’, and its decoration was entrusted to artists such as Carlo Pallago, Hubert Gerhard and Wendel Dietrich, who created the well-known salle des Cèdres. His extensive correspondence, preserved in the form of letter copies in the Fugger archives, has been the subject of a scholarly edition and several university studies. Hans Fugger is buried at Kirchheim in Schwaben.
Birth4 septembre 1531 (selon Wikipédia anglais ; la page du château donne 1533)
Death19 avril 1598, inhumé à Kirchheim in Schwaben
RoleLord of Kirchheim, Glött, Mickhausen, Stettenfels and Schmiechen
HouseFugger von der Lilie
EraRenaissance
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The patron of Kirchheim
Among the three sons of Anton Fugger, Hans received the lordship of Kirchheim in Schwaben by lot. There, from 1578 to 1582, he had a large Renaissance castle built, whose four wings around a square courtyard gave the site its nickname, the ‘Escurial souabe’. Several artists took part in the work alongside Jakob Eschay: Carlo Pallago and Hubert Gerhard produced the terracotta statues and the fireplace, and Wendel Dietrich the coffered ceiling of the salle des Cèdres, which was fitted out in 1585.
Fugger-Schloss KirchheimKey moments in their life
1551
Anton Fugger, Hans's father, buys the lordship of Kirchheim from the von Hürnheim family for 137,000 florins.
1560
On Anton Fugger's death, the lordship of Kirchheim passes to Hans Fugger by lot among his three sons.
1578-1582
Construction of Kirchheim Castle by Jakob Eschay for Hans Fugger.
19 avril 1598
Death of Hans Fugger; he is buried at Kirchheim in Schwaben.
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Hans Fugger in history
A correspondence preserved in the Fugger archives
The Fugger family archives hold the documentation of its commercial activities up to the mid-seventeenth century. The copied letters of Hans Fugger (Kopierbücher) form a major collection there: a university study devoted to this correspondence identifies exchanges on the Revolt of the Netherlands, the wars against the Turks, the Cologne War and the calendar dispute.
Sources for this entry
This summary cross-references several sources to document the places, events and historical relationships.
- Fuggerschloss Kirchheim/Schwaben — Wikipédia (de)
- Hans Fugger — Wikipédia (en)
- Fugger Archive — Fugger Archive (Fugger-Stiftungen)
- Table des matières d'une étude universitaire sur la correspondance de Hans Fugger — Lehmanns (table des matières)