Alternate Names: silk weaver; members of the guild of Por S. Maria; silk-worker; setaiuolo
Posts (12 total)
Office
Government
Date
Priore (Prior)
together with Gonfaloniere di Giustizia were called the "Signoria" assisted by a notary; Legislation was initiated by the Signoria
June 1282: 3 priors
August 1282: 6 priors, 1/sestiere
1343: 8 priors, 2/quartiere
Online Tratte Code: 8
Tre Maggiori
October 29th, 1407
Arte della Seta; Arte di Por S. Maria (Guild Consul, Silk masters)
also included Goldsmiths (Orafi)
consuls drawn from three purses (borse): for Setaiuoli (silk masters), Ritagliatori (cloth finishers), and Fondaci (warehouse-keepers, which included goldsmiths)
Consuls served four-month terms starting January, May, or September; magistracy had six consuls
Online Tratte Code: 25
Major Guild
August 14th, 1411
Mercanzia (Commercial Court)
high commercial court consisted initially of one member from each of the five more commercial guilds: the Mercatanti (22), Cambio (23), Lana (24), Seta (25), and Medici e Speziali (26). A sixth member of the court was added from the minor guilds in 1372.
Online Tratte Code: 6
Mercanzia
March 21st, 1412
Arte della Seta; Arte di Por S. Maria (Guild Consul, Silk masters)
also included Goldsmiths (Orafi)
consuls drawn from three purses (borse): for Setaiuoli (silk masters), Ritagliatori (cloth finishers), and Fondaci (warehouse-keepers, which included goldsmiths)
Consuls served four-month terms starting January, May, or September; magistracy had six consuls
Online Tratte Code: 25
Major Guild
April 15th, 1413
Mercanzia (Commercial Court)
high commercial court consisted initially of one member from each of the five more commercial guilds: the Mercatanti (22), Cambio (23), Lana (24), Seta (25), and Medici e Speziali (26). A sixth member of the court was added from the minor guilds in 1372.
Online Tratte Code: 6
Mercanzia
June 20th, 1415
Arte della Seta; Arte di Por S. Maria (Guild Consul, Silk masters)
also included Goldsmiths (Orafi)
consuls drawn from three purses (borse): for Setaiuoli (silk masters), Ritagliatori (cloth finishers), and Fondaci (warehouse-keepers, which included goldsmiths)
Consuls served four-month terms starting January, May, or September; magistracy had six consuls
Online Tratte Code: 25
Major Guild
April 15th, 1418
Mercanzia (Commercial Court)
high commercial court consisted initially of one member from each of the five more commercial guilds: the Mercatanti (22), Cambio (23), Lana (24), Seta (25), and Medici e Speziali (26). A sixth member of the court was added from the minor guilds in 1372.
Online Tratte Code: 6
Mercanzia
March 20th, 1419
Mercanzia (Commercial Court)
high commercial court consisted initially of one member from each of the five more commercial guilds: the Mercatanti (22), Cambio (23), Lana (24), Seta (25), and Medici e Speziali (26). A sixth member of the court was added from the minor guilds in 1372.
Online Tratte Code: 6
Mercanzia
March 20th, 1419
Gonfaloniere di Giustizia (Standard-bearer of Justice)
together with Priors were called the "Signoria" assisted by a notary; Legislation was initiated by the Signoria
Online Tratte Code: 1
Tre Maggiori
April 28th, 1419
Arte della Seta; Arte di Por S. Maria (Guild Consul, Silk masters)
also included Goldsmiths (Orafi)
consuls drawn from three purses (borse): for Setaiuoli (silk masters), Ritagliatori (cloth finishers), and Fondaci (warehouse-keepers, which included goldsmiths)
Consuls served four-month terms starting January, May, or September; magistracy had six consuls
Online Tratte Code: 25
Major Guild
December 15th, 1419
Buonuomo (Advisory Councilor, Twelve)
one of two advisory councils (Collegi): the Buonuomini discussed legislation in consultation with Signoria
after 1321 were 12 -- 2/sestiere
Online Tratte Code: 12
Tre Maggiori
September 12th, 1423
Priore (Prior)
together with Gonfaloniere di Giustizia were called the "Signoria" assisted by a notary; Legislation was initiated by the Signoria
June 1282: 3 priors
August 1282: 6 priors, 1/sestiere
1343: 8 priors, 2/quartiere
presumed role based on incomplete evidence; for burials, we know the burial is in this church, we think it is in this tomb; for patronage and other relationships, there is evidence to suggest the connection, but it has not been confirmed
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
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.
1427
documented
information found in sepoltuario, tomb inscription, burial, and/or other records
