Lords of the Renaissance(site info)
Set at the end of the Dark Ages, each player starts as a Merchant Prince of a European Duchy, operating a bank or merchant company speculating in the silk trade, and as a military or financial advisor to one of the great empires, advising their suzerains in matters of conquest, ship building, and the construction of cathedrals and libraries.
http://www.fatmessiahgames.com/smg/renaissance.htm...