Thomas Ier de Gadagne (1454–1533)
Born 1454 CE, died 1533 CE.
Thomas I de Gadagne, known as Thomas the Rich (26 or 27 August 1454, Savoy - 23 May 1533, Avignon) was a banker from a rich Florentine family who settled in Lyon, France, where he built up trading, banking, and industrial business interests in Lyon and Florence. He made a huge fortune and lent large sums to the kings of France to support their military expeditions to Italy and to finance a French expedition to the Americas.
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