Casane Astigiane
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The Casane Astigiane were the major family banking houses of Asti
, Italy
in the middle ages
. Their economic activities included currency exchange
and lending.
Asti
Asti is a city and comune of about 75,000 inhabitants located in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, about 55 kilometres east of Turin in the plain of the Tanaro River...
, Italy
Italy
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in the middle ages
Middle Ages
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. Their economic activities included currency exchange
Foreign exchange market
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and lending.
Guelf Families
- SolaroSolaro (family)The Solaro family was the most powerful medieval banking family in Asti, Italy. At the height of their power, they were owners of 24 castles within Asti's communal territory. They were also present in Genoa in the 12th C. and acquired holdings in Sestri Levante...
. Without a doubt the most influential Guelf house. - Falletti
- Troja
- Malabaila
Ghibelline Families
- Guttuari, most powerful Ghibelline family, often aligned with the rulers of Montferrat. With the Turco and the Isnardi families they created the powerful De Castello consortium.
- Isnardi
- TurcoTurco (family)The Turco, Turchi, Turci or sometimes Turco dei De Castello family's rise to prominence originated in 12th century Asti, Italy, and later the surrounding comunes of Frinco, Mombercelli, Montemagno, Tonco, Viale, and in part Barbaresco, Neive, Revigliasco d'Asti and Savigliano...
or Turci - ScarampiScarampiScarampi is the name of a prominent Ghibelline family of Asti and its evirons in north-west Italy. They were bankers of the Casane astigiane first in Genoa and then in France and in Belgium...
- Alfieri