From hostages to letters of credit. Merchants and moneylenders between Lyon and Savoy

Marta Gravela ()
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Marta Gravela: CIHAM - Histoire, Archéologie et Littératures des mondes chrétiens et musulmans médiévaux - ENS de Lyon - École normale supérieure de Lyon - Université de Lyon - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - UJML - Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 - Université de Lyon - AU - Avignon Université - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, ENS de Lyon - École normale supérieure de Lyon - Université de Lyon, CIHAM - TerEcoEnv - Thème 1 - Territoires, Économie, Environnement - CIHAM - Histoire, Archéologie et Littératures des mondes chrétiens et musulmans médiévaux - ENS de Lyon - École normale supérieure de Lyon - Université de Lyon - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - UJML - Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 - Université de Lyon - AU - Avignon Université - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: By analysing Savoy and Lyon sources, the paper focused on the credit activity of Lyon merchants to the house of Savoy between the early 14th and the early 16th century. Such an investigation outlined significant transformations over time: on the one hand, the group of moneylenders dramatically changed from the late 14th century onwards (from Lyon citizens, to Lombard merchants in Lyon and eventually Florentine companies based in the city); on the other, systems to guarantee and pay debts back also evolved (from the use of hostages, to pawning jewellery, to using merchants bills of exchange)

Keywords: House of Savoy; Lyon; Merchants; Money lending; Credit Supply (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-06-25
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Published in Les foires de Lyon. COMOR Configurations of european fairs. Merchants, objects, routes (1350-1600), 3rd Workshop, CIHAM UMR 5648 / ENS Lyon / University of Erfürt, Jun 2021, Lyon, France

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