The Odescalchi family, of the minor nobility of Como, were determined entrepreneurs, who in 1619 founded a bank with Benedetto's brother and his three uncles in Genoa, the banking capital of Catholic Europe, which quickly grew into a successful money-lending business.
The Odescalchi family were determined entrepreneurs the banking capital of Catholic Europe. This was of the minor nobility of Como. Catholic Europe quickly grew into a successful money-lending business. Entrepreneurs in 1619 founded a bank with Benedetto's brother. Entrepreneurs in 1619 founded a bank with his three uncles in Genoa.