List of banking families

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Cosimo de' Medici, Florentine banker, who established his family, the Medici dynasty, as effective rulers of Florence Cosimo di Medici (Bronzino).jpg
Cosimo de' Medici, Florentine banker, who established his family, the Medici dynasty, as effective rulers of Florence
Jakob Fugger, of the Fugger family Albrecht Durer 080.jpg
Jakob Fugger, of the Fugger family
Bindo Altoviti, famous patron of the arts, papal banker and grandnephew of Pope Innocent VIII Raffaello Sanzio - Ritratto di Bindo Altoviti.jpg
Bindo Altoviti, famous patron of the arts, papal banker and grandnephew of Pope Innocent VIII
Johann Hinrich Gossler (1738-90), of the Berenberg-Gossler family JohannHinrichGossler.jpg
Johann Hinrich Gossler (1738–90), of the Berenberg-Gossler family
Philippine Welser, a member of the patrician Welser banking family, and the wife of Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria PhilippineWelser.jpg
Philippine Welser, a member of the patrician Welser banking family, and the wife of Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria
Nathan Mayer Rothschild, founder of the English branch of the Rothschild family Nathan Mayer Rothschild by Moritz Daniel Oppenheim 1853.jpg
Nathan Mayer Rothschild, founder of the English branch of the Rothschild family
Andre Oscar Wallenberg founder of Wallenberg family, by Gustav Uno Troili A.O. Wallenberg, 1816-86 (Uno Troili) - Nationalmuseum - 18718.tiff
André Oscar Wallenberg founder of Wallenberg family, by Gustav Uno Troili
Captain Robert Melville Grindlay, of the Grindlay family and founder of Grindlays Bank Robert Melville Grindlay.jpg
Captain Robert Melville Grindlay, of the Grindlay family and founder of Grindlays Bank

Banking families are families that have been involved in banking for multiple generations, generally in the modern era as owners or co-owners of banks, which are often named after their families. Banking families have been important in the history of banking, especially before the 20th century. Banking families have existed and continue to exist in numerous countries.

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Antiquity

Modern

FamilyCompaniesPlace of originPrincipal countries
of residence
Aguiar Banco Bradesco Osasco Brazil
Altoviti Florence Republic of Florence
Andries Pels & Sons Amsterdam Dutch Republic
Barclay [1] Barclays London UK
Bardi Compagnia dei Bardi Florence Republic of Florence
Baring Barings Bank, Baring Vostok Capital Partners Bremen Germany, UK
Berenberg-Gossler-Seyler Berenberg Bank Antwerp Belgium, Germany
Bordier Bordier & Cie Geneva Switzerland
Birla [2] UCO Bank [3] Pilani India
Bose [4] [5] Credit Capital Finance, [6] Etonhurst, [7] [8] Lazard CreditCapital, [9] Tamara Capital Advisors [10] Mumbai India
Botín Banco Santander, Bankinter Santander Spain
Brandts Hamburg Germany, UK
Cerchi Valdarno, TuscanyRepublic of Florence
Chigi Banco Chigi Siena Republic of Siena
Clifford Clifford, Herefordshire UK, Netherlands
Corsi Florence Republic of Florence
Coutts Coutts & Company London UK
d’Erlanger [11] Erlanger & Sons (later part of Dresdner Bank), Emile Erlanger & Co. (later part of Lloyds TSB) Frankfurt Germany, France, UK
Espírito Santo Banco Espírito Santo Lisbon Portugal
Fugger Augsburg Germany
Finck Merck, Finck & Co Munich Germany
Goldman–Sachs Goldman Sachs New York USA
Gondi Florence Republic of Florence
Grindlay Grindlays Bank (later part of Standard Chartered) London UK
Habib Habib Bank Limited Bombay Pakistan
Hinduja IndusInd Bank, [12] S.P. Hinduja Banque Privée [13] IndiaIndia, UK, Switzerland
Hoare C. Hoare & Co London UK
Hochstetter Höchstädt Germany
Hope Hope & Co. (later part of ABN-Amro) Amsterdam Netherlands
Jagat Seth [14] Nagaur Bengal Subah
Khanna Bridge Capital Advisors, [15] Etonhurst, [7] FiNoble Advisors, [16] Yog Capital Advisors [15] Delhi India, UK
Koç Yapı Kredi Istanbul Turkey
Kotak [17] [18] Kotak Mahindra Bank Mumbai India
Ladenburg Bankhaus Ladenburg Mannheim Germany
Lazard Lazard New Orleans USA
Li Bank of East Asia Hong Kong Hong Kong
Liechtenstein LGT Group Liechtenstein Castle, Lower Austria, Austria Principality of Liechtenstein
M. Ct. [19] Indian Overseas Bank Tamil Nadu India
Mallet Neuflize OBC  [ fr ] Rouen, Geneva France, Switzerland
Medici Florence Liechtenstein
Mellon Bank of New York Mellon Pittsburgh, PA USA
Metzler Metzler Bank Frankfurt Germany
Miles Miles & Co (later part of NatWest) Bristol UK
Montagu Samuel Montagu & Co. (later part of HSBC) London UK
Moreira Salles Unibanco, Itaú Unibanco São Paulo Brazil
Morgan Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan Chase New York USA
Oppenheim Sal. Oppenheim, Deutsche Bank Cologne Germany
Ovadiah[ citation needed ]Wadiah Capital Iraq Switzerland, Panama, Great Britain, Israel
Ovia Zenith Bank Lagos Nigeria
Peruzzi Florence Republic of Florence
Przanowski SKOK II Credit Union in Warsaw, Bank Polski (today PKO Bank Polski, Bank Śląski (later part of ING Bank Śląski), Bank Dyskontowy (later part of Narodowy Bank Polski) Warsaw Poland
Rockefeller Rockefeller Financial Services (Rockefeller & Co), Chase Bank Cleveland, OH,
New York, NY
USA
Rothschild Rothschild & Co (Rothschild Martin Maurel), RIT Capital Partners, Edmond de Rothschild Group (Edmond de Rothschild Heritage, Edmond de Rothschild Foundations) Frankfurt UK, France, Switzerland
S. Rm. M. [20] Indian Bank Tamil NaduIndia
Sabancı Akbank Istanbul Turkey
Safra Safra Group (Banco Safra, J. Safra Sarasin, Safra National Bank of New York) Beirut Brazil
Salviati Florence Republic of Florence
Scali Florence Republic of Florence
Schröder Schroders Hamburg Germany
Setúbal Itaúsa (Banco Itaú, Itaú Unibanco) São Paulo Brazil
Sharon Nazareth Israel
Simonetti Rome Italy, UK, Israel
Smith Smith's Bank (later part of NatWest) Nottingham UK
Solaro Asti Italy
Strozzi Florence Republic of Florence
Van De Put Van De Put & Co Private Bankers[ citation needed ][ importance? ] Antwerp Belgium
Van Lanschot F. van Lanschot Bankiers Zundert Netherlands
Villela Itaúsa (Banco Itaú, Itaú Unibanco) São Paulo Brazil
Wallenberg Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Investor, Patricia Industries, FAM AB, Wallenberg Foundations Linköping, Stockholm, Lund Sweden
Warburg M. M. Warburg & Co., Warburg Pincus, UBS Hamburg Germany
Welser Augsburg Germany

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