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Groups

Giuochi

The Giuochi were one of the forty families named by Dante in Paradiso 16.88-139 as great in his grandfather Cacciaguida's day, but by his time diminished: "per che non dee parer mirabil cosa / ciò ch'io dirò de li alti Fiorentini / onde è la fama nel tempo nascosa." (‘Then it should not seem strange or marvelous to you / to hear me talk of noble Florentines / whose fame is buried in the depth of time. Hollander trans.)

Alternate Names

  • Giocchi
  • Giochi

Heraldry Information

Palato di sei pezzi d'argento e di nero.

Group Type
Held One or More Priorates? yes
Year of First Priorate 1323
Year of Last Priorate 1324
Total Priorates Held 2
Ceramelli Number 2421
Branded Magnate? no
Malespini Lineage yes
Dante Lineage yes
Villani Lineage yes
Molho Rank Low Status
Padgett Rank Popolani, 1282-1342
Padgett Lineage no
Litchfield Lineage no
Database ID 190

Memorials (6 total)

Badia 002 Cappella del Crocifisso
circa 1330 (date is approximate) to 1396
Badia 050 sons of Giachinotto Boscoli 1396
circa 1330 (date is approximate) to 1396
Giuochi Altar (Virgin); poi S. Lorenzo
S. Maria Novella 0 1300
S. Maria Novella 0 1346
S. Maria Novella 22 1396

Related Groups (1 total)

Boscoli (family)