Genoese merchants
E796766
Genoese merchants were influential medieval and early modern traders from the Republic of Genoa who dominated Mediterranean and Black Sea commerce through extensive maritime networks and financial enterprises.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Genoese merchant families | 1 |
Statements (78)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
merchant community
ⓘ
social class ⓘ trading diaspora ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| basedIn | Genoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competedWith |
Catalan merchants
ⓘ
Pisan merchants NERFINISHED ⓘ Venetian merchants ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
expansion of Genoese colonies
ⓘ
wealth of the Republic of Genoa ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Republic of Genoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinedInPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| established |
factories and fondaci abroad
ⓘ
trading colonies in the Black Sea ⓘ trading colonies in the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| financed |
European monarchies
ⓘ
Habsburg monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadPrivilegeFrom |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crown of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ Crusader states NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Atlantic trade finance
ⓘ
Mediterranean trade routes ⓘ development of European banking ⓘ |
| language | Ligurian ⓘ |
| mainActivity |
banking
ⓘ
credit provision ⓘ financial services ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ maritime commerce ⓘ shipping ⓘ |
| organizedAs |
family firms
ⓘ
merchant networks ⓘ partnerships ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Genoese bankers
ⓘ
Genoese nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ Genoese shipowners ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialBase | urban patriciate of Genoa ⓘ |
| specializedIn |
alum trade
ⓘ
grain trade ⓘ silver trade ⓘ slave trade ⓘ spice trade ⓘ sugar trade ⓘ textile trade ⓘ |
| supported | Republic of Genoa navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradingRegion |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Black Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Black Sea littoral NERFINISHED ⓘ Crimea NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedCurrency | Genoese lira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInstitution | Bank of Saint George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInstrument |
bills of exchange
ⓘ
commenda contracts ⓘ maritime insurance ⓘ public debt instruments ⓘ |
| usedPort |
Alexandria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caffa NERFINISHED ⓘ Chios NERFINISHED ⓘ Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ Corsica NERFINISHED ⓘ Genoa NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ Pera NERFINISHED ⓘ Sardinia NERFINISHED ⓘ Seville NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunis NERFINISHED ⓘ Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Genoese merchant families