Banking firms and families of medieval and Renaissance Italy, Germany and Genoa that lent to kings and popes and financed trade across Europe. A house belongs here when its cited article describes a medieval or Renaissance banking family or bank. The group brings together the entries filed under the heading Medieval and Renaissance Banking Houses, so a reader can compare them and move from one to another within the same part of the economic field.
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Bardi family (Wikipedia)
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The House of Bardi was an influential Florentine family that started the powerful banking company Compagnia dei Bardi.
Medici Bank (Wikipedia)
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The Medici Bank (Italian: Banco dei Medici [ˈbaŋko dei ˈmɛːditʃi]) was a financial institution created by the Medici family in Italy during the 15th century (1397-1494).
Fugger family (Wikipedia)
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The House of Fugger (German pronunciation: [ˈfʊɡɐ]) is a German family that was historically a prominent group of European bankers, members of the fifteenth- and sixteenth-century mercantile patriciate of Augsburg, international mercantile bankers, and venture capitalists.
Peruzzi (Wikipedia)
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The Peruzzi family were bankers of Florence, among the leading families of the city in the 14th century, before the rise to prominence of the Medici.
Welser family (Wikipedia)
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The Welser family was a noble German family of bankers and merchants active between the 14th and 19th centuries.
Bank of Saint George (Wikipedia)
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The Bank of Saint George (Italian: Casa delle compere e dei banchi di San Giorgio or informally as Ufficio di San Giorgio or Banco) was a financial institution of the Republic of Genoa.
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