Watchtowers in Corsica were built by a Genoese one of these institutions named for Saint George.
Watchtowers in Corsica were built by a Genoese one of these institutions named for Saint George. A group best known for operating these institutions also created the world's first civil housing project in Augsburg, where the Hochstetters and the Welsers also ran places of this type. The "Lombard" variety of these institutions, like the Franciscan Mounts of Piety, were based around (*) pawnbroking. The election of Charles V was supported by one of these institutions owned by the Fugger family. The double-entry bookkeeping system may have been introduced at one of these institutions that provided the wealth of the Medicis, who operated it despite the Church's ban on usury. For 10 points, name this sort of institution that accepts deposits and provides loans to its clients.
Watchtowers in Corsica were built by a Genoese one of these institutions named for Saint George.
banks [or bankhouses; or bancos; prompt on moneylenders; prompt on pawnshops or pawnbrokers]