The finance system used by merchants from this city predominated in the fairs at Besançon ["be-zanSOHN"] where they settled most transactions. This city ceded its largest overseas possession to Alfonso V of Aragon, after which it became a duchy under French rule for half a century. This city was ruled by (*) consuls who were elected by popular vote, and its crossbowmen and
The finance system used by merchants from this city predominated in the fairs at Besançon ["be-zanSOHN"] where they settled most transactions. This city ceded its largest overseas possession to Alfonso V of Aragon, after which it became a duchy under French rule for half a century. This city was ruled by (*) consuls who were elected by popular vote, and its crossbowmen and powerful navy were frequently hired as mercenaries. Corsica was controlled by - for 10 points - what Ligurian city where Christopher Columbus was born?
The finance system used by merchants from this city predominated in the fairs at Besançon ["be-zanSOHN"] where they settled most transactions.