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On December 30th. 1525, one of the most important merchants and bankers of Europe died. His name was Jakob Fugger also called the Lily or the Rich. Family Jakob Fugger was born on March 6th. 1459 as the tenth of eleven children to Jakob Fugger the Elder and his wife Barbara Bäsinger. The Fuggers already had established themselves as successful merchants in the city of Ausburg (now Germany). Jakob had older brothers. Inter alia Ulrich and Georg created the base for the rise of the company in Europe. Around 1470 they founded companies in Venice and Nuremberg, in that time important centers of trade. Royal Links The Fuggers gave loans to Emperor Frederick III. He granted the Fugger family the Lily Coat of Arms. Jakob Fugger met Archduke Maximilian of Austria (Later Holy Roman Emperor) for the first time in 1489 at a Frankfurt Fair. The Fuggers became one of the most important bankers of the Emperor. In 1511, Maximilian I elevated Jakob Fugger into the nobil

Source picture: Wikipedia In 2016, Hieronymus Bosch (c.1450 - August 9th. 1516) was probably one of the most bespoken painters of the year. This had a lot to do with the remembrance of his death, 500 years ago. His pessimistic and fantastical style still are things to discus about ... Hieronymus Bosch in Brussels Life Hieronymus Bosch was born as Jheronimus (Jeroen) van Aken and he lived most of his life in 's Hertogenbosch. During his life, 's Hertogenbosch was a part of Brabant, a Duchy in the Burgundian Netherlands (later ruled by the Habsburgs). Royal Links In the late 16th. century, King Philip II of Spain, confiscated and acquired a lot of Bosch' paintings. In 2016, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands traveled to Madrid. There she opened, together with King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain, an exhibition about Bosch. link Famous works Nowadays his paintings are spread around the world. There are works of him inter alia in: - Bruss

Philip William, Prince of Orange was born on December 19th. 1554 in Buren, then a part of the 17 Provinces now located in The Netherlands. Family Philip William, Prince of Orange was the first son of William the Silent and Anna van Egmont. He was the brother of Countess Maria of Nassau and a half brother of Maurice of Nassau. Eleonora of Bourbon-Condé Love and Marriage In 1506, Philip William married Eleonora of Bourbon-Condé. She was a daughter of Henry I, Prince de Condé. Her father was a cousin of King Henry IV of France. Duty Philip William only was a boy of 13 years old, when his father ignored the Duke of Alva's orders to return to Brussels. Instead the Spanish rulers devised a plan. They took Philip William, who studied then at the university of Louvain, captive. As a hostage he went to Spain, where he grew up as a good catholic and a loyal subject. He would never see his father again and his mother died in 1558. In 1606, Philip William was