Casa di San Giorgio
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Casa di San Giorgio was a powerful Genoese financial institution and quasi-state authority that managed public debt, administered colonies, and played a major role in the economic and political life of the Republic of Genoa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Casa di San Giorgio canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
financial institution
ⓘ
public bank ⓘ quasi-state authority ⓘ state-chartered company ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bank of Saint George
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Casa delle compere e dei banchi di San Giorgio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Genoese merchant elite
ⓘ
Genoese nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlled |
public debt instruments of Genoa
ⓘ
some Genoese colonies ⓘ state tax revenues ⓘ |
| country | Republic of Genoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
assemblies of creditors
ⓘ
board of directors ⓘ |
| hadPrivilege |
autonomous administration of assigned territories
ⓘ
right to collect specific taxes ⓘ right to manage customs houses ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early example of a public bank
ⓘ
model for later European public credit institutions ⓘ |
| influenced | governance of the Republic of Genoa ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Genoa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Liguria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
administration of colonies
ⓘ
administration of state revenues ⓘ commercial banking ⓘ credit provision ⓘ management of customs revenues ⓘ management of public debt ⓘ maritime finance ⓘ tax farming ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInSector |
colonial administration
ⓘ
international trade ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ public finance ⓘ |
| partOf | financial system of the Republic of Genoa ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
financing Genoese naval power
ⓘ
financing Mediterranean trade ⓘ management of Genoese colonial empire ⓘ |
| roleIn |
economic life of the Republic of Genoa
ⓘ
political life of the Republic of Genoa ⓘ |
| usedInstrument |
bonds
ⓘ
loans to the state ⓘ public debt shares ⓘ |
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