Jakob Fugger

bishop of Constance (1567-1626)
Person human Q1679042
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Summary

Jakob Fugger was born on October 18, 1567[1], in Meersburg[2]. He died on January 14, 1626[3], in Meersburg[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Father: Hans Fugger[8]
  • Country of citizenship: Holy Roman Empire[9]
  • Position held: Roman Catholic Bishop of Constance[10], bishop[11]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[12], Catholicism[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Commons category: Jakob Fugger (bishop)[15]
  • Family name: Fugger[16]
  • Given name: Jakob[17], Iacobus[18]
  • Consecrator: Giovanni della Torre[19]
  • P14608: 118703498[20]
  • P14611: 185641[21]
  • P14927: 118703498[22]

Why It Matters

Jakob Fugger is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was Jakob Fugger born?

Jakob Fugger's place of birth was Meersburg[2].

Where did Jakob Fugger die?

Jakob Fugger passed away in Meersburg[4].

Who were Jakob Fugger's parents?

Jakob Fugger's father was Hans Fugger[8].

What did Jakob Fugger do for work?

Jakob Fugger worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . deutsche-biographie.de. Retrieved . deutsche-biographie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14927 → 118703498
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'ru']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57570|batch #57570]]: Import LEO-BW ID"
  2. 14w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14611 → 185641
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14611: 185641, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260429|batch #260429]]"
  3. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 118703498
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14608: 118703498, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  4. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship → —
    Family name → Fugger
    Occupation → Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
    Father → Hans Fugger
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30846|batch #30846]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (4)"
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