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Origins and Rise of the Torlonia Family and Bank

In: Alessandro Torlonia

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  • Daniela Felisini

    (University of Rome Tor Vergata)

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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.

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  • Daniela Felisini, 2016. "Origins and Rise of the Torlonia Family and Bank," Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance, in: Alessandro Torlonia, chapter 2, pages 17-49, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:psitcp:978-3-319-41998-5_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-41998-5_2
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