Agostino was born in Siena, the son of prominent banker, Mariano Chigi, and in 1487 moved to Rome to aid his father. There he lent large amounts of money to Pope Alexander VI (and other rulers as well), and he strayed from common mercantile practice after obtaining several monopolies.
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