Bank of Saint George

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The Bank of Saint George was a powerful Genoese financial institution, founded in the 15th century, that became one of Europe’s earliest and most influential public banks, managing state finances and colonial possessions for the Republic of Genoa.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bank of Saint George canonical 8
Genoese Bank of Saint George 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf financial institution ⓘ
public bank ⓘ
state bank ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Casa delle compere e dei banchi di San Giorgio ⓘ
Casa di San Giorgio ⓘ
associatedWith Genoese merchant oligarchy ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Genoa

Mediterranean trade ⓘ
buildingLocation Piazza Caricamento, Genoa ⓘ
controlled some Genoese colonies in the Black Sea region ⓘ
some Genoese possessions in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
some Genoese possessions in the western Mediterranean ⓘ
country Republic of Genoa ⓘ
dissolvedInCentury 19th century ⓘ
foundedBy Republic of Genoa ⓘ
foundedIn 1407 ⓘ
foundedInCentury 15th century ⓘ
function colonial administration ⓘ
commercial lending ⓘ
credit provision ⓘ
management of public debt ⓘ
state treasury management ⓘ
tax collection ⓘ
governedBy council of shareholders ⓘ
magistrates of San Giorgio ⓘ
hadBuilding Palace of Saint George ⓘ
headquartersLocation Genoa ⓘ
historicalEra Early modern period ⓘ
linked to: Early Modern period

Late Middle Ages ⓘ
industry banking ⓘ
public finance ⓘ
influenced European financial administration ⓘ
development of modern public banking ⓘ
languageOfName Italian ⓘ
legalStatus semi-public corporation ⓘ
locatedIn Genoa ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Liguria ⓘ
namedAfter Saint George ⓘ
notableFor being one of the earliest public banks in Europe ⓘ
influencing later public banks such as the Bank of Amsterdam ⓘ
long-term management of Genoese public debt ⓘ
stability and continuity over several centuries ⓘ
operatedInCurrency Genoese lira ⓘ
operatedInPoliticalContext maritime republic of Genoa ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Genoa
regionServed Republic of Genoa and its territories ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Genoa
role acted as a semi-independent financial authority ⓘ
administered some overseas territories of Genoa ⓘ
managed finances of the Republic of Genoa ⓘ
typeOfOwnership shareholder-owned ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Republic of Genoa → notableInstitution → Bank of Saint George ⓘ
Genoese lira → associatedWith → Genoese Bank of Saint George ⓘ
linked to: Bank of Saint George
Genoese navy → financedBy → Bank of Saint George ⓘ
Genoese merchants → usedInstitution → Bank of Saint George ⓘ
Casa di San Giorgio → alsoKnownAs → Bank of Saint George ⓘ
Palace of Saint George → builtFor → Bank of Saint George ⓘ
Palace of Saint George → associatedWith → Bank of Saint George ⓘ
Genoese nobility → associatedWith → Bank of Saint George ⓘ