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Castellini Baldissera
The House of Castellini Baldissera are an Italian family originating from Milan and Brescia. Notable Members The Castellini Baldissera family's ancestral seat is the 18th century Villa Castellini, on Lago Maggiore as well as the 14th century Casa Atellani in Milan. They also own a number of castles and villas in Emilia Romagna and Brianza. The family is still active in banking, real estate and textile production within Italy and the rest of Europe and are also known for having co-owned Banca Barclays Castellini in Milan for several years. Both the Castellini and Baldissera families have a long military tradition with the Royal Italian Army and Imperial Austrian Army; most members have occupied senior positions in both. Antonio Baldissera, served as the Governor of Italian Eritrea, a role which has caused the family to be the subject of much controversy. Antonio Baldissera's statue in Rome was recently vandalised by protestors as a response to the murder of George Floyd. The Bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castellini Baldissera Arms
Castellini is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Antonio Castellini (1951–1976), Italian boxer * Bob Castellini, American businessman * Caterina Amigoni Castellini (18th century), Italian pastellist living in Spain *Claudio Castellini (born 1966), Italian comics artist *Giacomo Castellini, Italian Baroque painter *Gianluca Castellini Gianluca Castellini del Pozzo (died 1510) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Reggio Emilia (1508–1510). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 8 March 1503, Gianluca Castellini was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VI as C ... (died 1510), Roman Catholic Bishop of Catanzaro * Jean Castellini (born 1968), Monegasque businessman and civil servant * Julien Castellini (born 1975), Monegasque alpine skier * Luca Castellini or Lucas Castellini (died 1631), Roman Catholic prelate * Luciano Castellini (born 1945), Italian footballer and manager * Marcello Castellini (born 1973), Italian footballer * Migue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edison (company)
Edison S.p.A. is an Italian electric utility company headquartered in Milan. The company was established in 1884 and acquired by Electricité de France in 2012. Edison employs more than 5,000 people in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Chairman of the board is Luc Rémont (CEO of EDF) and chief executive officer is Nicola Monti. History Early history (1884-1966) Founded in 1884 by Giuseppe Colombo in Milan, Italy, as "Società generale italiana di elettricità sistema Edison", it served the purpose of introducing and applying Thomas Edison's inventions to Italy. Indeed, Colombo, an engineering professor, was a great admirer of Edison, whom he had met in the United States in 1881, securing an exclusive licence for some of his patents for Italy and hiring some of his collaborators. Edison operated Santa Radegonda power plant, Europe's first power plant. In the following decades Edison continued growing, especially in hydroelectric power, and came to control power distrib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Bank
Private banks are banks owned by either the individual or a general Partner (business rank), partner(s) with limited partner(s). Private banks are not incorporation (business), incorporated. In any such case, creditors can look to both the "entirety of the bank's assets" as well as the entirety of the sole-proprietor's/general-partners' assets. These banks have a long tradition in Switzerland, dating back to at least the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes#The Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685). Private banks also have a long tradition in the UK where C. Hoare & Co. has been in business since 1672. Notable private banks This list contains two types of banks: * Unincorporated banks owned by either an individual or a general partner(s) with limited partner(s). * Incorporated banks specialized in wealth management for high-net-worth individuals. China *Bank of Communications, founded in 1908 *China Merchants Bank France * Compagnie Fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Industrialisation
Industrialisation ( alternatively spelled industrialization) is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial society. This involves an extensive re-organisation of an economy for the purpose of manufacturing. Historically industrialization is associated with increase of polluting industries heavily dependent on fossil fuels. With the increasing focus on sustainable development and green industrial policy practices, industrialization increasingly includes technological leapfrogging, with direct investment in more advanced, cleaner technologies. The reorganization of the economy has many unintended consequences both economically and socially. As industrial workers' incomes rise, markets for consumer goods and services of all kinds tend to expand and provide a further stimulus to industrial investment and economic growth. Moreover, family structures tend to shift as extended families tend to no longer live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biellese Alps
The Biellese Alps (''Alpi Biellesi'' or ''Prealpi Biellesi'' in Italian language, Italian) are a sub-range of the Pennine Alps located between Piemonte and Aosta Valley (Italy). Etymology ''Alpi Biellesi'' literally means ''Alps of Biellese''; ''Biellese'' is the geographical and historical area surrounding Biella, nowadays included in the province of Biella. Geography Administratively most part of the range belongs to the province of Biella, while its northern part falls in the province of Vercelli and the western one is divided between Province of Turin and Aosta Valley. SOIUSA classification According to SOIUSA (''International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps'') the mountain range is an Alpine supergroup classified in the following way: * main part = Western Alps * major sector = North-Western Alps * section = Pennine Alps * subsection = Southern Valsesia Alps * supergroup =Alpi Biellesi * SOIUSA code, code = I/B-9.IV-A Borders Borders of the Alpi Bielle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Foothills
The Alpine foothills, or Prealps (german: Voralpen; french: Préalpes; it, Prealpi; ), may refer generally to any foothills at the base of the Alps in Europe. They are the transition zone between the High Alps and the Swiss Plateau and the Bavarian Alpine Foreland in the north, as well as to the Pannonian Basin (Alpokalja) in the east, the Padan Plain in the south and the Rhone Valley in the west. Classification The Alpine foothills comprise: *The French Prealps **Savoy Prealps **Dauphiné Prealps **Provence Prealps *The Swiss Prealps *The Northern Prealps, part of the Northern Limestone Alps: **Bavarian Prealps in southeastern Germany **Salzburg Prealps, part of the Salzkammergut Mountains in Austria **Upper Austrian Prealps ** Lower Austrian Prealps, leading to the Vienna Woods *The Southeastern Prealps, borderline of the Alps to the Pannonian Basin in Austria and Slovenia: **Prealps East of the Mur **Lavanttal Alps **Styrian Prealps **Slovenian Prealps, Pohorje *The Southern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Land Tenure
In common law systems, land tenure, from the French verb "tenir" means "to hold", is the legal regime in which land owned by an individual is possessed by someone else who is said to "hold" the land, based on an agreement between both individuals. It determines who can use land, for how long and under what conditions. Tenure may be based both on official laws and policies, and on informal local customs (insofar higher law does allow that). In other words, land tenure implies a system according to which land is held by an individual or the actual tiller of the land but this person does not have legal ownership. It determines the holder's rights and responsibilities in connection with their holding. The sovereign monarch, known in England as The Crown, held land in its own right. All land holders are either its tenants or sub-tenants. ''Tenure'' signifies a legal relationship between tenant and lord, arranging the duties and rights of tenant and lord in relationship to the land. Ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legion Of Honour
The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, Napoleon Bonaparte, it has been retained (with occasional slight alterations) by all later French governments and regimes. The order's motto is ' ("Honour and Fatherland"); its Seat (legal entity), seat is the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur next to the Musée d'Orsay, on the left bank of the Seine in Paris. The order is divided into five degrees of increasing distinction: ' (Knight), ' (Officer), ' (Commander (order), Commander), ' (Grand Officer) and ' (Grand Cross). History Consulate During the French Revolution, all of the French Order of chivalry, orders of chivalry were abolished and replaced with Weapons of Honour. It was the wish of Napoleon, Napoleon Bonaparte, the French Consulate, First Consul, to create a reward to commend c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi ( , ;In his native Ligurian language, he is known as ''Gioxeppe Gaibado''. In his particular Niçard dialect of Ligurian, he was known as ''Jousé'' or ''Josep''. 4 July 1807 – 2 June 1882) was an Italian general, patriot, revolutionary and republican. He contributed to Italian unification and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy. He is considered one of the greatest generals of modern times and one of Italy's " fathers of the fatherland", along with Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and Giuseppe Mazzini. Garibaldi is also known as the "''Hero of the Two Worlds''" because of his military enterprises in South America and Europe. Garibaldi was a follower of the Italian nationalist Mazzini and embraced the republican nationalism of the Young Italy movement. He became a supporter of Italian unification under a democratic republican government. However, breaking with Mazzini, he pragmatically allied himself with the monarchist Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
