Bardi Bank and its collapse after Edward III's default (c. 1310–1344)

1. Florentine banks deepen links to England’s economy

   Jan 1, 1290Labels: Bardi Bank, England, Wool Trade

   • Santa Croce
   • Bardi surname

2. Peruzzi corporate reorganization signals a new scale

   Nov 9, 1300Labels: Peruzzi, Partnership Contract

   • Peruzzi IT
   • Peruzzi EN

3. Bardi firm emerges as a major Florentine “super-company”

   Jan 1, 1310Labels: Bardi Bank, Florence

   • Britannica
   • Bardi Wiki

4. Florence’s 1333 flood damages commercial infrastructure

   Nov 1, 1333Labels: Florence, 1333 Flood

   • Peruzzi EN
   • Peruzzi crisis blog

5. Hundred Years’ War increases demand for royal credit

   Jan 1, 1337Labels: Hundred Years', Edward III

   • HYW Wiki

6. Edward III suspends payments to many creditors

   May 6, 1339Labels: Edward III, Payment Suspension

   • Gutenberg Reumont
   • Gutenberg Palaces

7. Peruzzi leadership crisis after Bonifazio’s death

   Oct 3, 1340Labels: Peruzzi, Bonifazio Peruzzi

   • Scribd excerpt
   • Peruzzi DE

8. Peruzzi enters formal bankruptcy proceedings in Florence

   Oct 27, 1343Labels: Peruzzi, Bankruptcy

   • Scribd excerpt
   • Peruzzi DE

9. Bardi bankruptcy unfolds amid broader Florentine strain

   Jan 1, 1344Labels: Bardi Bank, Florence

   • Bardi Wiki
   • Britannica

10. Villani records the Bardi failure (January 1345)

    Jan 1, 1345Labels: Giovanni Villani, Bardi Bank

    • Villani excerpt
    • HYW Wiki

11. Credit contraction spreads beyond the Bardi and Peruzzi

    Jan 2, 1345Labels: Credit Contraction, Florentine Firms

    • Villani excerpt
    • Bardi Wiki

12. Collapse marks the end of the super-company era’s dominance

    Jan 1, 1346Labels: Super-company Era, Florence

    • Britannica
    • Peruzzi DE