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Groups

Borsi

Alternate Names

  • Borsi del Drago
  • Borsi di Gherardo
  • Borsi di San Fridiano
  • Borsi in S. Ambrogio a
  • Borsi nel Carmine

Heraldry Information

D'azzurro, al leone d'oro e alla banda attraversante di rosso caricata di tre borse d'argento, legate dello stesso, poste nel senso della pezza, i.e.

Blue, with rampant golden (yellow) lion and the diagonal red band carrying three silver (white) bags, tied with the same, placed in the direction of the band.

Group Type
Held One or More Priorates? yes
Year of First Priorate 1378
Year of Last Priorate 1471
Total Priorates Held 8
Ceramelli Number 916
Branded Magnate? no
Malespini Lineage no
Dante Lineage no
Villani Lineage no
Molho Rank Low Status
Padgett Rank New-new men, 1378-1433
Padgett Lineage yes
Litchfield Lineage yes
Database ID 23

Memorials (2 total)

Carmine 162 Nastagio di Berto Borsi
circa 1370s (date is approximate) to circa 1771 (date is approximate)
S. Ambrogio 06.5 Michele di Giulio Borsi and descendants
1615 to 1673

Related Individuals (2 total)

Bernardi, Francesca di Bernardo di S. Niccolò (uxor Giovanni di Giovanni Borsi)
Falconi da Lucignano, Ginevra di Niccolò di Lapo (uxor Gherardo di Tommaso Borsi)

Notes

  • [a] Stefano Rosselli indexed this name separately from the Borsi tomb in the Carmine even though they seem to have the same coat of arms.
  • [b] Lorenzo may have belonged to a different lineage of the name Borsi.