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Welser (vĕl`zər), German family of wealthy merchants and bankers at Augsburg. It reached the height of its prosperity under Bartholomäus Welser, 1488–1561, who had advanced large sums to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Unable to repay his debts, Charles granted (1528) virtual sovereignty over present Venezuela to his creditor, who sent out agents and had the territory explored. Charges (probably false) of oppressive administration brought a prolonged trial (1541–56); the Welser concession was revoked in 1556. A niece of Bartholomäus Welser, Philippine Welser, 1527–80, was famed for her beauty and erudition. She secretly married (1557) Archduke Ferdinand, second son of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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We've now reached the point at which transistors are so small that our ability to keep shrinking them is facing some challenges," says Jeffrey Welser of IBM Microelectronics Semiconductor Research and Development Center in Hopewell Junction, N. The third volume, Augsburger Handelshauser im Wandel des historischen Urteils (1996), edited by Johannes Burkhardt, professor of History and the acting director of the institute, does not deal with the Fugger and Welser families as such, but rather with the changing perceptions of and the myths and legends that have accumulated around these families. Jeffrey Welser as director for the consortium's Nanotechnology Research Initiative (NRI). |
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