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The Medici Bank: How Florence Funded the Renaissance
In this episode of The Story of Italy, we pull back the curtain on the financial engine that built the Renaissance. While art and politics often steal the spotlight, it was the intricate machinery of the Medici family’s banking empire that made cultural flourishing possible. We trace the journey from Giovanni di Bicci de’ Medici’s founding principles to the complex web of branches across Europe. Lucas and Luna explore how double-entry bookkeeping transformed commerce, how the commenda partnership spread risk, and why the bank’s reliance on papal finances ultimately led to its collapse. You…
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