Origins and Rise of the Torlonia Family and Bank

Daniela Felisini
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Daniela Felisini: University of Rome Tor Vergata

Chapter 2 in Alessandro Torlonia, 2016, pp 17-49 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This chapter retraces the family’s modest mercantile origins in France and the ambitious ascent of Alessandro's father, Giovanni Torlonia (1754–1829). Revealing unusual entrepreneurial capabilities and determination, he was able to seize the opportunities of the troubled "French period" in the Papal States (1798–1814) and established a prosperous banking business while resolutely pursuing a process of ennoblement. The activity of the Bank is analysed in the context of the Roman financial and monetary system.

Keywords: Religious Order; Liquid Asset; Credit Provision; Republican Government; Metal Coinage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-41998-5_2

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