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Peruzzi Family: The Rise and Fall of Florence’s Other Banking Dynasty

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…

By Benjamin Harle, 3 yearsMay 20, 2022 ago
A portrait of Contessina de' Bardi, the wife of Cosimo de' Medici and perhaps the most famous member of the Bardi Family
Surprising Wealth Stories

The Rise And Fall of The Bardi Family: Florence’s Original Banking Dynasty

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…

By Emily Czarnecka, 3 yearsMay 13, 2022 ago
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Guinness Family: From Beer Barons to Bankers to Politics

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…

By Thibault Kuten, 3 yearsMay 6, 2022 ago
Surprising Wealth Stories

Bindo Altoviti: A Different Kind of Banker?

By Michael Schmitz, 3 yearsApril 29, 2022 ago
Surprising Wealth Stories

Inside The Warburg Family: From Venice to Germany to America

Origins Settling in Warburg Expansion Arrival in America Today

By Thibault Kuten, 3 yearsApril 22, 2022 ago
Felix M. Warburg smiling as his picture is taken circa 1920
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Felix M. Warburg: The Rise of The Warburgs

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…

By Thibault Kuten, 3 yearsApril 15, 2022 ago
Surprising Wealth Stories

David Sassoon: The Rise of The Sassoon Family

By Michael Schmitz, 3 yearsApril 8, 2022 ago
Surprising Wealth Stories

How The Medici Family Became The Richest Family in Europe

By Benjamin Harle, 3 yearsApril 1, 2022 ago
Surprising Wealth Stories

The Rise of Sampson Lloyd: From Iron Tycoon to Banker!

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.

By Emily Czarnecka, 3 yearsMarch 18, 2022 ago
A portrait of Florentine banker, clergyman and founder of the Medici dynasty Cosimo de' Medici
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Cosimo de’ Medici: From Banking to Politics And so Much More!

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…

By Emily Czarnecka, 3 yearsMarch 4, 2022 ago

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