Claim: Cassa di Risparmio delle Provincie Lombarde was formed on June 12, 1823 by the count Giovanni Pietro Porro and was situated in industrialized Northern Italy making it one of its major banks.
Evidence: The bank was formed on 12 June 1823 by the count Giovanni Pietro Porro, in Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, decades before the unification of Italy. Situated in industrialized Northern Italy, the Lombard firm had become one of the major bank in Italy.