Surprising Wealth Stories
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…
Surprising Wealth Stories
How Giovanni di Bicci de’ Medici Founded Europe’s Wealthiest Dynasty!
Long before the Medici family were Popes, Princes and Dukes, they were wealthy bankers. Through their Medici Bank, founded by Giovanni di Bicci de’ Medici, they became the premier banking house in Europe in the Middle Ages, long before the Rothschilds showed up… Indeed, it was Giovanni di Bicci de’ Read more…