Before the Medici family rose to power in the early 15th century, the Peruzzi family was one of Florence’s two premier banking families (alongside the Bardi) that helped pioneer the modern world of banking! Alongside the Bardi, the Peruzzi were ruined by a combination of King Edward III of England Read more…
Although the Medici are today recognized as the most important banking dynasty to come out of Medieval Florence, before them the Bardi family were the most important bankers in Florence. Ruined by an unsecured loan to King Edward III, the Bardi were forced to ally themselves with the up-and-coming Medici Read more…
Most famous for their ownership of the Guinness Brewery, which they subsequently sold off, the Guinness family have become arguably one of the most powerful Anglo-Irish families in history, owing to their involvement in numerous businesses, politics and religion. Though they are more in the shadows today than they were Read more…
Origins Settling in Warburg Expansion Arrival in America Today
Though not as famous as his Fed-founding brother Paul, Felix M. Warburg was arguably just as instrumental to the world of banking as his brother was, albeit in a completely different way. After marrying Frieda Schiff, the only daughter of investment banker Jacob Schiff, Felix became a partner at his Read more…
Today, Lloyds Banking Group is the 25th largest bank in the world by assets. And whilst much of its history is well documented, the life of its founder, Sampson Lloyd is not that widely known.
Known as “il vechio” (“The Elder”) as he lived to the ripe old age of 75, Cosimo de’ Medici turned the Medici Bank from a large, yet humble Florentine bank into one of the largest in Europe, becoming immensely wealthy in the process. Aside from this, he was also a Read more…