with Robert Lacey
Six films on the noble families of Europe
Italy: The Marquis Frescobaldi Warriors, merchants, bankers to the kings of England, tax collectors for the Pope, musicians, scholars and poets, the Frescobaldi family have lived in palazzos on the same Florentine site for 800 years.
In a country where aristocracy no longer officially exists, the Marquis Frescobaldi remains the head of one of Florence's oldest titled families, owning eight Tuscan estates and responsible for producing some of the best Chianti wine. The family manages to combine the elegant style of the aristocrat with a thoroughly business like approach to the noble art of survival.
A splendid history of banking, scholarship and battle (DAILY MAIL) Series producer JOHN BIRD Producer JEREMY BENNETT