Sienese banks and the Black Death era crises (1310–1375)

1. Siena’s Government of the Nine consolidates power

   Jan 1, 1310Labels: Government of, Siena

   • Noveschi
   • Governo Nove

2. Sienese banking after the Gran Tavola’s collapse

   Jan 1, 1310Labels: Gran Tavola, Bonsignori

   • Gran Tavola
   • Bonsignori

3. Cathedral expansion project reflects peak ambitions

   Jan 1, 1330Labels: Siena Cathedral, Duomo Nuovo

   • SGIAR Siena

4. Rising insecurity increases the cost of protection

   Jan 1, 1342Labels: Free Companies, Central Italy

   • Free company

5. Black Death reaches Siena and shocks the economy

   Jan 1, 1348Labels: Black Death, Siena

   • Noveschi
   • SGIAR Siena

6. Cathedral expansion halts due to plague and strain

   Jan 1, 1348Labels: Duomo Nuovo, Siena Cathedral

   • SGIAR Siena

7. Government of the Nine falls amid cascading crises

   Jan 1, 1355Labels: Government of, Siena

   • Noveschi
   • JSH article

8. Foundation faults and formal abandonment of expansion

   Jan 1, 1357Labels: Duomo Nuovo, Foundation Faults

   • SGIAR Siena

9. Repeated plague waves deepen demographic losses

   Jan 1, 1363Labels: Plague Waves, Siena

   • History Coop

10. Economic and political instability complicates oversight

    Jan 1, 1370Labels: Siena Government, Sindacati

    • JSH article

11. Plague and scarcity contribute to regional decline

    Jan 1, 1374Labels: Regional Decline, Siena

    • History Coop
    • Free company

12. Crisis legacy shapes later Sienese “public” lending

    Jan 1, 1375Labels: Public Lending, Monte dei

    • MPS history