Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1902 — A Very Wealthy Venetian. [ARTICLE]

A Very Wealthy Venetian.

Baron Francatti is perhaps the richest man in Venice. He is a Hebrew. His father married into the Rothschild family and has represented them in Venice for many years. He lives in an ancient palace, which was completely restored about fifty years ago and is one of the show places which tourists visit. The count is a dilettante, fond of the arts and sciences and very pub-lic-spirited in connection with Venetian affairs.