with Robert Lacey
The third of six films on the noble families of Europe.
Italy: The Marquis of 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 over 800 years.
In a country where aristocracy no longer officially exists, the Marquis of Frescobaldi remains the head of one of Florence's oldest titled families. The Frescobaldi own eight Tuscan estates and produce some of the best chianti wine. And they manage to combine the elegant style of the aristocrat with a thoroughly business-like approach to the noble art of survival.
Assistant producer ANNE MORRISON Photography NIGEL WALTERS Film editor ALAN LYGO
Series producer JOHN BIRD Producer JEREMY BENNETT
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