• CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de
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    8 days ago

    There’s also the Fucker family. At one point they controlled 2% of Europe’s GDP. They changed their name to Fugger too, for some reason.

    They were the ones selling the indulgences that led Martin Luther to kick off Protestantism.

    At one point (I can’t find the reference now) they effectively owned parts of South America as well.