Alessandro Torlonia the Pope's banker /
This text provides a vivid biography of a towering Italian banker, pioneer and entrepreneur. It weaves the entrepreneurial ventures of Alessandro Torlonia (1800-1886) through the narratives of business and politics in the Nineteenth century, the growth of European financial markets and the decline o...
| Main Author: | Felisini, Daniela, |
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| Other Authors: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham, Switzerland :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2016]
Springer [distributor] |
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1 online resource. |
| Series: |
Palgrave studies in the history of finance.
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| Summary: |
This text provides a vivid biography of a towering Italian banker, pioneer and entrepreneur. It weaves the entrepreneurial ventures of Alessandro Torlonia (1800-1886) through the narratives of business and politics in the Nineteenth century, the growth of European financial markets and the decline of Papal power during the Italian Risorgimento. |
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| Item Description: |
Origins and rise of the Torlonia family and bank -- Alessandro Torlonia: a passion for business -- The Pope's banker -- A banker of European stature -- Prince and entrepreneur -- Torlonia, witness to a century -- Appendix: the Torlonia family, lineage of Alessandro. This text provides a vivid biography of a towering Italian banker, pioneer and entrepreneur. It weaves the entrepreneurial ventures of Alessandro Torlonia (1800-1886) through the narratives of business and politics in the Nineteenth century, the growth of European financial markets and the decline of Papal power during the Italian Risorgimento. Trade Palgrave Macmillan. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource. |
| Audience: |
Trade |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9783319419985 3319419986 3319419978 9783319419978 |