Alessandro Torlonia The Pope’s Banker /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Felisini, Daniela (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
• Σειρά: Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance
• Θέματα: Finance.; Banks and banking.; Finance > History.; Italy > History.; Financial History.; Banking.; History of Italy.

This book 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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: The origins and rise of the Torlonia family and bank
• Chapter 2: Alessandro Torlonia: a passion of business
• Chapter 3: The Pope’s banker
• Chapter 4: A banker of European stature
• Chapter 5: Prince and entrepreneur
• Chapter 6: Torlonia, witness to a century.