Casa di San Giorgio (Bank of Saint George), Genoa (1407–1500)

1. Genoa centralizes public accounting at Palazzo San Giorgio

   Jan 1, 1340Labels: Palazzo San, Genoa Port

   • Musei Genova

2. Casa di San Giorgio founded to consolidate Genoa’s debt

   Apr 23, 1407Labels: Casa di, Republic of

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3. San Giorgio begins regular banking operations

   Jan 1, 1408Labels: Casa di, banking operations

   • Musei Genova

4. Bank suspends public business, focusing on state servicing

   Jan 1, 1445Labels: Casa di, state servicing

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5. San Giorgio starts territorial rule with Pietrasanta

   Jan 1, 1446Labels: Pietrasanta, Casa di

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6. Palazzo San Giorgio becomes the bank’s lasting headquarters

   Jan 1, 1451Labels: Palazzo San, headquarters

   • Ports Genoa

7. Republic hands Corsica to San Giorgio’s administration

   Jan 1, 1453Labels: Corsica, Casa di

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   • Corsica History

8. French conquest of 1499 destabilizes Genoese governance

   Jan 1, 1499Labels: France, Duchy of

   • Royal Entry

9. San Giorgio remains a durable debt institution past 1500

   Jan 1, 1500Labels: Casa di

   • Musei Genova
   • Wikipedia

10. Genoese uprising against French rule begins

    Jul 1, 1506Labels: Genoa, uprising

    • Cambrai War
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11. Louis XII retakes Genoa after the Siege of 1507

    Apr 29, 1507Labels: Louis XII, Siege of

    • Cambrai War
    • Royal Entry

12. Machiavelli highlights San Giorgio as a rare model

    Jan 1, 1520Labels: Niccol Machiavelli, Casa di

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