Title: Alessandro Torlonia
Description: This text provides a vivid biography of a towering Italian banker, pioneer and entrepreneur. It weaves the entrepreneurial ventures of Alessandro Torlonia (1800-1886) through the narratives of business and politics in the Nineteenth century, the growth of European financial markets and the decline of Papal power during the Italian Risorgimento.
Subjects: Bankers, Italy, biography, Businesspeople, biography, Banks and banking, History, Politics and government