Political Power of the Merchant Class📜 Renaissance (Part 2)

[@HistoryMarche]

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Ya well... I work on semi tires all day and pretty cool how different aspects of work force and life can come together in history

[@Thraim.]

I really appreciate these videos that concentrate on social and economic change instead of battles.

[@JetConvoy]

Warfare and military conflicts are the “sexy” part of history but I absolutely agree. Too many history channels on KZbin just focus on war.

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I miss the days when every city of a country seemed to be really good at one or two things. Nowadays, every city high-street looks exactly the same and there is no unique feel.

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In (most of) the United States and Canada, that is. We can thank car-centric urban planning for that.

[@hia5235]

Globalism. It has totally destroyed diversity. Which amazingly has nothing to do with skin tone. The Modern world is Vanilla flavored.

[@MattieK09]

@@hia5235 which definition of diversity

[@whoisjoe5610]

@@hia5235 Actually, diversity is well and alive in most parts of the world. Housing policy and zoning laws of each country are probably much more important in shaping city centres, which still remain distinct depending on the aforementioned. If you think that globalization leads to cultures being killed then shouldn't medieval Baghdad, Samarkand and Indrapura, Renaissance Italian city states, 17th century Amsterdam, Rotterdam, London and every other polity at the centre of mass trading be the exact same? When in reality, these were some the wealthiest centres of art and commerce to ever prop up and have practically served as cultural centres for their people.

[@geordiejones5618]

@@hia5235 globalism is why we live longer, eat healthier, enjoy seemless global commerse and why there hasn't been a great power war in 80 years. You're delusional if you think the world is less diverse. In Manchester there are 250 spoken languages. Just because every city relies on a wide range of trade and diplomacy doesn't mean all of a sudden culture has become watered down. The internet has changed how we view and consume culture and if you can't get behind that you just a weirdo fighting against the tides of time. The only thing you miss is a rose tinted view of what has mostly been miserable. The past is gross and dirty and we finally have a chance to force everyone to at least try and be better. And for the most part we have, bc conflict and civil strife compared to any other point in history is by far at its lowest, while availability of resources, education, medicine, trade, and infastructure are all going up, raising our peak prosperity until either China or the US fucks it up for all of us. If you really want a throwback go park yourself in a dirt poor country or North Korea and you can figure out how quick that shit sucks and THAT is still better than living anywhere else before the 20th century.

[@joshuawyatt7241]

I think merchantile history often gets overlooked in comparison to the romantic notions of war. Kids are enamoured with knights, kings, soldiers... but its was always the men with wealth who turned the gear of War.

[@gierhardtsloan8502]

That's why men like Frederico de monteveltro from this age inspire me. Prince of a small city state that fought as a mercenary and used the aquired wealth to revitalise his city.

[@schneejacques3502]

@Thomas McCarthy As korean we considered merchant class tp be subhumans and ignored there advice during the joseon period. (14th to 19th century). It resulted in aristocrats who had no idea of how basic economics worked, no idea how neighbors country was like and no idea how much the people were suffering. Without the merchant we stopped trading with other countries. While Japan used there merchants to trade with Europe and gain better technology, traded with the spice islands to get more money which in turn would increase there army by using those money and trade with korea to locate every weak korean defense. Korea was unable to do this.

[@schneejacques3502]

@Thomas McCarthy Well why would the noble learn basic economics? If you would do anything related to money you would be seen as a greedy nobleman. And just like you said if you care about money you wouldn't have loyalty to your country. Most noble knew this. Why would you learn about other countries? To earn money? Thats what a disgusting merchant would say. For war and profit? Again too greedy.

[@BeedrillYanyan]

@Thomas McCarthy Wow that's the stupidest thing I've heard today.

[@mojewjewjew4420]

@Thomas McCarthy Merchants are not inherently evil, a certain tribe of merchants is.

[@zesc_24]

I like these societal videos instead of just battles. It provides an excellent overview of the history of these places.

[@JawsOfHistory]

I don't know why, but I always found it incredibly funny that they tried to establish a new Pope on the other side of the Alps rather than work out a compromise.

[@colink563]

Welcome to being a monarch with absolute power lol

[@JoeSmith-sl9bq]

Typical French arrogance

[@neutronalchemist3241]

After many attempts, France managed to have a pro-French Pope elected, and he transferred the Papal seat at Avignon, where it stood for almost 70 years and seven Popes. It has to be said that Avignon, at that time, was property of the Anjou, kings of Naples, and that the county around Avignon (but not the city) was Papal property since the end of the Albigensian Crusade (it was annexed t France only with the Revolution). That gave to the Pope a formal independency.

[@domenicogaldo6065]

Easier for French control of the Pope on their side of the Alps; therefore theres no need to compromise, with a strong Roman Pontiff.

[@JetConvoy]

This channel is so amazing. Thank you for these video. Maritime Republics and indeed the Renaissance period are so fascinating and underrepresented in popular media.

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[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you sir.

[@brettoram2643]

You covered a confusing subject really well! If you want to do another video set in late medieval Italy, you could cover the condottiere. They have a really interesting history, lots of intrigue and backstabbing as well as some crazy battles like at Castagnaro in 1387. It looks like no other history channels have covered the medieval condottiere or their battles, so you could slide right in there. Whatever you do, I'll keep watching. Keep it up!

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Medieval 1212ad mod is the closest you’ll get

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[@lhistoirenimp4537]

It's incredible to see how some people can influence the history of the world. The video talks about Cosimo and how it started it all but the influence of Lorenzo goes beyond. Thinking that he "should" have died during the Pazzi conspiracy and the world would have certainly be quite different is rather puzzling. Fate has his ways sometimes. Thank you History March for this other really entertaining video of high quality.

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Before I start. I will like it!

[@ThisisBarris]

Absolutely loved this Mago! As someone who works in Finance and has a background in economics, I must say I have a soft side for italian merchants and bankers, so I'm glad to learn more about them.

[@HistoryMarche]

Hey Barris, thanks a bunch man! :)

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[@KHK001]

Cool! part2 already out.

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Well structured video, aces production and voice work. Thank you for another great video, comment for lauds and the algorithm.

[@thehaus6998]

yes please,btw when will you make videos about the 30 years war,or the italian wars ? could be amazing

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Awesome work guys!

[@HistoryMarche]

Thanks a ton!

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Again learning has been fun thanks to your work .

[@lasprince]

Looking forward to the third part. Very interesting.

[@robbabcock_]

Fascinating stuff! I've never studied that region and the history of that era.

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[@HistoryMarche]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@canemcave]

it was actually the wealth of the maritime republics, particularly Venice and Genoa, that was the engine of the Renaissance

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[@HistoryMarche]

You're welcome 😊

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look forward to next one

[@alinalexandru2466]

Renaissance Italy, aka the first Battle Royale. Conquer or be conquered.

[@pax6833]

There were 9 italian wars in like an 80 year period, characterized by everyone constantly switching teams. Eventually the spanish just kept throwing money at the problem until they won.

[@alinalexandru2466]

@@pax6833 Ah, yes, the good ol' pay to win method.

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We want an episode on the Battle of Mutah

[@magimon91834]

What a wonderful breakdown thank you

[@maxion5109]

You should make a video exploring the connection between the Renaissance and the Reformation. It's a natural segway from this two part series i think.

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@Matteo Tironi i'm taking the segway to the reformation, bye

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As an Orsini I am excited for next week’s episode!

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Nicely informative video.

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So many videos, I got some catching up to do 👍

[@HistoryMarche]

Welcome back Dennis! I was away for the weekend myself

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NICE WORK.

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Many many thanks

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Greate episode. Please🙏 do more about business and economy

[@bishop6218]

For a closer look at the totally weird italian political landscape, i highly recommand Umberto Eco's Baudolino. Great book !

[@andreweden9405]

Why do we always leave out the music, composers and musicians? Francesco Landini, or Guillaume Dufay made as much of a contribution as any of the figures mentioned here, and Dufay even worked for the Medici family!

[@Leo_1975]

Very good stuff!

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Visconti & Sforza are both paternal and maternal cousins for me (also ancient Carthage cousins for my YDNA line family - Gerardi). Medici are listed as maternal cousins only. Este are my maternal cousins (According to both AncestryDNA and MytrueancestryDNA data). Still looking for the rest: Gonzaga, Farnese, Pallavicini, Orsini (most likely maternal cousins?), and Colonna. My YDNA line is Italian nobility from the Kingdoms of Venice and Naples (deriving from ancient Carthage nobility class from King Hasdrubal the first 500 B.C.) and my mother's paternal line is Greek nobility families (Petrocochino and Mavrocordatos).

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I would love for you guys to cover the cultural shifts seen during the times of Phillip and Alexander. Historians seem to mark this time as the beginning of the Hellenic age but I've never seen any in depth discussion of how the areas that were conquered by Alexander gradually (or suddenly?) absorbed and adapted these foreign styles. Obviously we can see the successive results of this diffusion by the time Rome and Carthage start to grow into each other, but I would love a detailed account of how each major cultural center was affected by the wars of Phillip, Alexander and their many successors. Also how Alexander himself was very open to adapting foreign dress and ideas.

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So Giangaleazzo Visconti was the Italian Uesugi Kenshin? History sure does rhyme

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[@canemcave]

double entry bookkeeping was developed in Venice, not Florence

[@whoisjoe5610]

It actually existed much before that in the Islamic world after Al-Khwarizmi's work, and this video never claims that Luca Pacioli was from Florence. It simply says that the Medici family implemented double entry bookkeeping during their reign.

[@canemcave]

@@whoisjoe5610 FALSE! It was definitely coming from Italy not the middle east! "The earliest extant accounting records that follow the modern double-entry system in Europe come from Amatino Manucci, a Florentine merchant at the end of the 13th century.[1] Manucci was employed by the Farolfi firm and the firm's ledger of 1299-1300 evidences full double-entry bookkeeping. Giovannino Farolfi & Company, a firm of Florentine merchants headquartered in Nîmes, acted as moneylenders to the Archbishop of Arles, their most important customer.[2] Some sources[which?] suggest that Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici introduced this method for the Medici bank in the 14th century. The double entry system began to propagate for practice in Italian merchant cities during the 14th century. Before this there may have been systems of accounting records on multiple books which, however, do not yet have the formal and methodical rigor necessary to control the business economy. In the course of the 16th century, Venice produced the theoretical accounting science by the writings of Luca Pacioli, Domenico Manzoni, Bartolomeo Fontana, the accountant Alvise Casanova[3] and the erudite Giovanni Antonio Tagliente. "

[@canemcave]

@@whoisjoe5610 The question is whether Venice, Florence or even Genoa. Venice definitely introduced the theory. For sure the practice was started a while back before the theory was formulated. Where is not certain but no reference to the middle east are really taken seriously.

[@canemcave]

@@whoisjoe5610 13:52 it is worded as if the Medici had invented double entry bookkeeping. They haven't! We do not even know if they actually introduced it at that time. Fra Luca Bartolomeo de Pacioli was the person that while following his studies in Venice published a book :"Summa de arithmetica, geometria. Proportioni et proportionalita (Venice 1494), a textbook for use in the schools of Northern Italy. It was a synthesis of the mathematical knowledge of his time and contained the first printed work on algebra written in the vernacular (i.e., the spoken language of the day). It is also notable for including one of the first published descriptions of the bookkeeping method that Venetian merchants used during the Italian Renaissance, known as the double-entry accounting system." Even though "Some sources[which?] suggest that Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici introduced this method for the Medici bank in the 14th century. " They do not have the facts to back it up and besides, it wouldn't have been Cosimo, but his father Giovanni in the 14th century..

[@whoisjoe5610]

@@canemcave You say this, yet right below the section of the origin of the double entry system where you got your information from, there is another "claimants" section that posts other notable claims for this as well. These were probably developed independently. "However, the double-entry accounting method was said to be developed independently earlier in Korea during the Goryeo dynasty (918-1392) when Kaesong was a center of trade and industry at that time. The Four-element bookkeeping system was said to originate in the 11th or 12th century.[15][16][17]" Also, the part on Islamic scholars and double entry bookkeeping: "The inheritance mathematics were solved by a system developed by the medieval Islamic mathematician Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi (known in Europe as Algorithmi from which we derive "algorithm"). Al-Khwarizmi's opus “The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing” established the mathematics of algebra, with the last chapter devoted to the double-entry bookkeeping required for solution to the Islamic inheritance allocations.[18] Al Khwarizmi's work was widely circulated, at a time that there was substantial active discourse and trade between Arabic, Jewish and European scholars. It was taught in the learning centers of Al-Andalus in Iberia, and from the tenth century forward, slowly found its way into European banking, which began slipping Hindo-Arabic numerals into accounting books, despite their prohibition as sinful by the medieval church. Bankers in Cairo, for example, used a double-entry bookkeeping system which predated the known usage of such a form in Italy, and whose records remain from the 11th century AD, found amongst the Cairo Geniza.[19] Fibonacci included double-entry and Hindo-Arabic numerals in his Liber Abaci which was widely read in Italy and Europe." From the page "History of Accounting"

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[@MrLense]

Total war needs to cover this setting and period

[@gelaralam3414]

This video was remind me. Assasin Creed Brotherhood

[@PythagorasHyperborea]

11:00 Renaissance families

[@anerkas]

Milan, my city was once very strong.

[@GDADoohm]

ولله انه افضل قناة تاريخية وثقافيه

[@scevda]

What was that Pink city state that buffered the two others and didn’t get assimilated? I was anticipating hearing/seejng it be named but it never happened. I am of the belief my family on my Mom’s side originates from in around there. So while I had thought generally of my Italian heritage being Genoese, if there was an more accurate labeling to be had, i’d like to know.

[@pincopallinojoe9296]

Imagine if Gian Galeazzo didn't die during the siege of Florence, we could have had a united Italy much earlier in history.

[@mojewjewjew4420]

Still, the united prospect of a united Italia would be problematic for all its neighbors from austrians, french, germans, spanish, turks, etc. Look at how the german unification sparked a deep fear and hate from France and England which forced the world into 2 world wars just to destroy the threat they represented. A united italia would either be short lived due to outside interference or intervention. Internal problems could also be a factor (ex:yugoslavia)

[@neutronalchemist3241]

Venice was a much thougher nut, and the papacy would have advocated the intervention of external powers (France and the Empire) to not have a too powerful neighbour.

[@whoisjoe5610]

Probably wouldn't have the Renaissance though, or at least not in the way we know it. Is living under a despotic monarch which governs a large empire inefficiently any better than living in a decentralised state of duchies and republics that are way more efficient, technologically advanced and wealthier?

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[@alexanderhawk2659]

*merchant class member rubs his hands*

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They sure love their hand rubbing

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Battles are much Vetter masę by you espiecially with this voice

[@Michael_______]

Can I get college credits for watching this? Joking of course. Thanks for the lesson professor. Honestly ♥️

[@HistoryMarche]

Ahh, the uni days.

[@wilhelmrk]

Claiming that Sicily prospered under the arabs and declined because of Norman rule is like saying that the triangle trade was benefitial to african societies but the bad europeans ended that prosperity. Lmao

[@guycalabrese4040]

Look up "Sicilian vespers"... Wonder why???

[@pax6833]

I'd say it's more accurate that Sicily (and naples) declined under the spanish more than the normans.

[@wilhelmrk]

@@pax6833 sicily declined due to centuries of foreign rule and wars over the crown. As a distant territory it couldnt develop itself in their own Interest but in the interest of Spain

[@yacinezidani8610]

@@wilhelmrk palermo have 400000 inhabitants in the golden age of sicily and the normans complete the evolution of arabs and make sicily great , i think the normans are good but not as the arabs muslims

[@whoisjoe5610]

I mean triangular trade exploded because of the Europeans so I don't know how accurate this analogy is.

[@basilyang7777]

I wonder why no strategy game is made based on this period.

[@playhouse5732]

Could you please make a video on chola empire

[@CivilWarWeekByWeek]

When the king needs to get a loan

[@waldorf2007]

The reason we have today's Pandora Papers.

[@mohamedsamak5023]

Music ?

[@bcchiriac4512]

While I am this early I can tell that the political system of the past was nothing compared to today and more justice and due process for fair trial.

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What does this even mean?

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Talk about abbasid civilization

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Great information. To bad about the advertisement as I don't believe teachers would like to show kids these videos because of them. But what can you do. :/

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Content quality has been slipping

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[@Historiale2895]

That's it guys, always remember that throughout history rich families used democracy for their own interests

[@whoisjoe5610]

It just seemed like the normal course of actions really. From the kings and nobility, power went to the merchants.

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Please make videos of Muslim battles they are more popular and entertaining to watch you can make about Battle of Panipat

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For the Algorithms!