Republic of Genoa: Bank of Saint George and Financial Hegemony (1284–1528)

1. Treaty of Nymphaeum boosts Genoese eastern trade

   Mar 13, 1261Labels: Treaty of, Pera Galata, Empire of

   • Treaty Nymphaeum
   • Britannica Doria

2. Genoa defeats Pisa at Battle of Meloria

   Aug 6, 1284Labels: Battle of, Republic of, Genoese navy

   • Meloria
   • AMP Meloria

3. War of Chioggia intensifies Genoa–Venice rivalry

   Jan 1, 1378Labels: War of, Republic of, Genoa

   • Chioggia
   • Venetian Genoese

4. Peace of Turin ends the War of Chioggia

   Aug 8, 1381Labels: Peace of, War of, Treaty

   • Turin 1381
   • Chioggia

5. Bank of Saint George founded to manage public debt

   Apr 23, 1407Labels: Bank of, Casa di, Republic of

   • San Giorgio
   • Musei Genova

6. San Giorgio begins banking operations beyond debt management

   Jan 1, 1408Labels: San Giorgio, Banking services, Genoese merchants

   • Musei Genova
   • San Giorgio

7. San Giorgio acquires territorial governance powers

   Jan 1, 1446Labels: San Giorgio, Territorial governance, Creditors

   • Musei Genova
   • San Giorgio

8. San Giorgio takes over administration of Corsica

   Jan 1, 1453Labels: Corsica administration, San Giorgio, Overseas territory

   • Musei Genova
   • San Giorgio

9. Andrea Doria expels French and reshapes Genoese politics

   Sep 12, 1528Labels: Andrea Doria, French expulsion, Genoa politics

   • Britannica Doria
   • Great Council

10. Constitutional reform creates an oligarchic republic

    Sep 12, 1528Labels: 1528 constitutional, Doge, Alberghi

    • Great Council
    • Britannica Doria

11. 1528 settlement closes the city-state era’s transition

    Dec 31, 1528Labels: 1528 settlement, Oligarchic Genoa, Bank of

    • Britannica Doria
    • San Giorgio

12. Genoese bankers expand Spanish Crown financing via asientos

    Jan 1, 1553Labels: Asientos, Genoese bankers, Spanish Crown

    • Oxford EREH
    • Asiento

13. “Age of the Genoese” marks peak financial hegemony

    Jan 1, 1557Labels: Age of, Fernand Braudel, Genoese financiers

    • Republic Genoa
    • Genoa