Prince Bartholomeus Welser (25 June 1484 in Memmingen – 28 March 1561 in Amberg) was a German banker. In 1528 he signed an agreement with Charles V, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, granting a concession in Venezuela Province, which became Klein-Venedig until the concession was revoked in 1546.
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25 June 1484
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Died |
28 March 1561 (aged 76)
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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