When he was elected to the priorate, four times between 1400 and 1417, Antonio di Santi did not use a surname, only the appellations lanifex or mercator. He died while in office on July 9, 1417. Antonio also served the Twelve, the Sixteen, and as guild consul to the Arte di Calimala. He was the first in his family to be elected to the priorate in 1400
lanaiolo (wool manufacturer or merchant, lanaiolus)
Alternate Names: woolworker; lanaiuolo; lanarius
circa 1381 (date is approximate) to July 9th, 1417 a
Mercatante di Calimala (great merchant)
Alternate Names: Calimala member, specifically concerned with sale of wool cloth
circa 1381 (date is approximate) to July 9th, 1417
Posts (13 total)
Office
Government
Date
buonuomo (good man (Twelve))
A member of one of the two primary advisory colleges (<i>collegi</i>) known as the Buonuomini. They discussed legislation in consultation with the Signoria, and after 1321 their number was standardized at twelve with two representatives from each <i>sestiere</i>; after 1343, three from each quarter.
Online Tratte Code: 12
Tre Maggiori
March 15th, 1386 to June 14th, 1386
gonfaloniere di Compagnia (company standard-bearer (Nineteen/Sixteen))
A standard-bearer of the urban militia who also served on one of the two primary advisory colleges (<i>collegi</i>) of the Signoria. From around 1304, nineteen <i>gonfalonieri di Compagnia</i> were drawn from the city’s six <i>sestieri</i>. Following the reorganization of 1343, their number was reduced to sixteen, one from each <i>gonfalone</i> of the four new quarters, and their <i>collegio</i> became known as the Sixteen (<i>Sedici</i>).
Online Tratte Code: 16
Tre Maggiori
September 7th, 1389 to January 6th, 1390
priore (prior)
Together with the <i>gonfaloniere di giustizia</i> the priors constituted the Signoria, Florence's principal executive magistracy. Legislation was initiated by the Signoria in consultation with the two advisory colleges (<i>collegi</i>). Their number changed over time but was established at eight after 1343, with two representatives per quarter. The officeholders, collectively known as <i>signori</i>, were assisted by a notary (<i>notaio della Signoria</i>). Serving in the priorate was the highest honor a family could achieve in Republican Florence.
Online Tratte Code: 8
Tre Maggiori
September 1st, 1400 to October 31st, 1400
console, Arte del Calimala (Arte dei Mercatanti) (consul, Great Merchants Guild)
One of four consuls governing the Great Merchants Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September.
Online Tratte Code: 22
Major Guild
January 1st, 1402 to April 30th, 1402
console, Arte del Calimala (Arte dei Mercatanti) (consul, Great Merchants Guild)
One of four consuls governing the Great Merchants Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September.
Online Tratte Code: 22
Major Guild
September 1st, 1406 to December 31st, 1406
buonuomo (good man (Twelve))
A member of one of the two primary advisory colleges (<i>collegi</i>) known as the Buonuomini. They discussed legislation in consultation with the Signoria, and after 1321 their number was standardized at twelve with two representatives from each <i>sestiere</i>; after 1343, three from each quarter.
Online Tratte Code: 12
Tre Maggiori
December 15th, 1406 to March 14th, 1407
priore (prior)
Together with the <i>gonfaloniere di giustizia</i> the priors constituted the Signoria, Florence's principal executive magistracy. Legislation was initiated by the Signoria in consultation with the two advisory colleges (<i>collegi</i>). Their number changed over time but was established at eight after 1343, with two representatives per quarter. The officeholders, collectively known as <i>signori</i>, were assisted by a notary (<i>notaio della Signoria</i>). Serving in the priorate was the highest honor a family could achieve in Republican Florence.
Online Tratte Code: 8
Tre Maggiori
January 1st, 1408 to February 28th, 1408
console, Arte del Calimala (Arte dei Mercatanti) (consul, Great Merchants Guild)
One of four consuls governing the Great Merchants Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September.
Online Tratte Code: 22
Major Guild
January 1st, 1409 to April 30th, 1409
buonuomo (good man (Twelve))
A member of one of the two primary advisory colleges (<i>collegi</i>) known as the Buonuomini. They discussed legislation in consultation with the Signoria, and after 1321 their number was standardized at twelve with two representatives from each <i>sestiere</i>; after 1343, three from each quarter.
Online Tratte Code: 12
Tre Maggiori
June 15th, 1410 to September 14th, 1410
gonfaloniere di Compagnia (company standard-bearer (Nineteen/Sixteen))
A standard-bearer of the urban militia who also served on one of the two primary advisory colleges (<i>collegi</i>) of the Signoria. From around 1304, nineteen <i>gonfalonieri di Compagnia</i> were drawn from the city’s six <i>sestieri</i>. Following the reorganization of 1343, their number was reduced to sixteen, one from each <i>gonfalone</i> of the four new quarters, and their <i>collegio</i> became known as the Sixteen (<i>Sedici</i>).
Online Tratte Code: 16
Tre Maggiori
May 7th, 1411 to September 6th, 1411
priore (prior)
Together with the <i>gonfaloniere di giustizia</i> the priors constituted the Signoria, Florence's principal executive magistracy. Legislation was initiated by the Signoria in consultation with the two advisory colleges (<i>collegi</i>). Their number changed over time but was established at eight after 1343, with two representatives per quarter. The officeholders, collectively known as <i>signori</i>, were assisted by a notary (<i>notaio della Signoria</i>). Serving in the priorate was the highest honor a family could achieve in Republican Florence.
Online Tratte Code: 8
Tre Maggiori
July 1st, 1413 to August 31st, 1413
console, Arte del Calimala (Arte dei Mercatanti) (consul, Great Merchants Guild)
One of four consuls governing the Great Merchants Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September.
Online Tratte Code: 22
Major Guild
January 1st, 1417 to April 30th, 1417
priore (prior)
Together with the <i>gonfaloniere di giustizia</i> the priors constituted the Signoria, Florence's principal executive magistracy. Legislation was initiated by the Signoria in consultation with the two advisory colleges (<i>collegi</i>). Their number changed over time but was established at eight after 1343, with two representatives per quarter. The officeholders, collectively known as <i>signori</i>, were assisted by a notary (<i>notaio della Signoria</i>). Serving in the priorate was the highest honor a family could achieve in Republican Florence.
individual has matriculated, joined, or been named to this group, including one who has joined a monastery, friary, or convent as a member or third order
circa 1381 (date is approximate) to July 9th, 1417
Citizens of Florence could claim membership in a gonfalone other than where they lived for purposes of taxation and political sortition, usually that of their father or other ancestor and related to where the family traditionally held its highest-value properties. The 1427 catasto contains numerous examples of a declared residence (casa per abitazione) in a parish not physically located in the gonfalone from which the tax declaration was made. Residence is "surmised" when extrapolated from political service or tax records that do not indicate the parish of residence and "documented" when the physical location of a house is known.
circa 1351 (date is approximate) to July 9th, 1417
documented
information found in sepoltuario, tomb inscription, burial, and/or other records
