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Their modest antecedents stretched back to the mid 11th century, according to the family's genealogist Luigi Passerini [citation needed], but a restructuring of the Peruzzi company in 1300, with an infusion of outside capital, marked the start of a quarter-century of prosperity that brought the family consortium to the forefront of Florentine ...
The House of Bardi was an influential Florentine family that started the powerful banking company Compagnia dei Bardi.In the 14th century the Bardis lent Edward III of England 900,000 gold florins, a debt which he failed to repay along with 600,000 florins borrowed from the Peruzzi family, leading to the collapse of both families' banks.
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However, Villani was not an independent source; his brother was a member of the Peruzzi company that also went bankrupt. [3] Villanni said that Edward owed the Bardi 900,000 gold florins (£135,000) and the Peruzzi 600,000 (£90,000). [4] However, the Peruzzi's records show that they never had that much capital to lend Edward III.
The most powerful banking families came from Florence, including the Acciaiuoli, Mozzi, [134] Bardi and Peruzzi families, which established branches in many other parts of Europe. [1] Probably the most famous was the Medici bank, set up by Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici in 1397 [ 2 ] and continuing until 1494. [ 135 ]
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Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi (7 March 1481 – 6 January 1536) was an Italian architect and painter, born in a small town near Siena (in Ancaiano, frazione of Sovicille) and died in Rome. He worked for many years with Bramante , Raphael , and later Sangallo during the erection of the new St. Peter's . [ 1 ]
The palace was designed by Baldassarre Peruzzi in 1532–1536 on a site of three contiguous palaces owned by the old Roman Massimo family and built after arson destroyed the earlier structures during the Sack of Rome (1527).