▁The ▁F ug ger ▁family ▁initially ▁established ▁their ▁wealth ▁in ▁we aving ▁and ▁mer ch and ising . ▁Jakob ▁the ▁Rich ▁expanded ▁their ▁interests ▁into ▁silver ▁min ing ▁and ▁trad ing ▁with ▁Ven ice . ▁Additionally ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁financi er ▁and ▁counted ▁the ▁V at ican ▁as ▁a ▁notable ▁client . ▁The ▁family ▁became ▁financial ▁back ers ▁of ▁the ▁H abs burg ▁family ▁and ▁he ▁fin anced ▁the ▁successful ▁election ▁of ▁Charles ▁V ▁as ▁Emperor ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Empire ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁F ugg erei ▁was ▁first ▁built ▁between ▁ 1 5 1 4 ▁and ▁ 1 5 2 3 ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁the ▁architect ▁Thomas ▁Kre bs , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 2 ▁Hans ▁H oll ▁added ▁St . ▁Mark ' s ▁Church ▁to ▁the ▁settlement . ▁Exp and ed ▁further ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁the ▁F ugg erei ▁today ▁compr ises ▁ 6 7 ▁houses ▁with ▁ 1 4 7 ▁apart ments , ▁a ▁well , ▁and ▁an ▁administrative ▁building . ▁ ▁Wolfgang ▁Ama de us ▁Moz art ' s ▁great - grand father , ▁the ▁m ason ▁Franz ▁Moz art , ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁F ugg erei ▁between ▁ 1 6 8 1 ▁and ▁ 1 6 9 4 , ▁and ▁is ▁comm emor ated ▁today ▁by ▁a ▁stone ▁pla que . ▁ ▁The ▁F ugg erei ▁was ▁heavily ▁dam aged ▁by ▁the ▁bomb ings ▁of ▁A ugs burg