The Rapondi were Philip the Bold and John the Fearless’ favorite bankers. They funded everything from the day-to-day operations of the Burgundian Court to the Nicopolis Crusade to John’s armies in the Civil War.
For more on the Rapondi Company check out Bart Lambert’s Book The City, The Duke, and Their Banker.
Sources
The City, The Duke, and Their Banker: The Rapondi family and the formation of the Burgundian state by Bart Lambert
Europe’s Rich Fabric: The Consumption, Commercialisation, and Production of Luxury Textiles in Italy, the Low Countries and Neighbouring Territories by Bart Lambert and Katherine Anne Wilson
Cities of Commerce: The Institutional Foundations of International Trade in the Low Countries by Oscar Gelderblom
Philip the Bold by Richard Vaughan
John the Fearless by Richard Vaughan
Magnanimous Dukes and Rising States: The Unification of the Burgundian Netherlands by Robert Stein
The Promised Lands: The Low Countries Under Burgundian Rule by Wim Blockmans and Walter Prevenier
Grand Dukes of the West 