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, 1390 to September 14th, 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
July 1st, 1393 to August 31st, 1393
console, Arte dei Medici e Speziali (consul, Doctors and Spicers Guild)
One of six consuls governing the Doctors and Spicers Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September. The guild included painters, perfumers, and barbers.
Online Tratte Code: 26
Major Guild
September 1st, 1394 to December 31st, 1394
Mercanzia (Mercanzia)
Established in 1308, a Florentine association with jurisdiction over commercial affairs, initially governed by representatives of five major guilds—the Merchants, Bankers, Wool, Silk, and Doctors and Apothecaries—with a representative of the minor guilds added in 1372.
Online Tratte Code: 6
Other
April 1st, 1396 to June 30th, 1396
console, Arte dei Medici e Speziali (consul, Doctors and Spicers Guild)
One of six consuls governing the Doctors and Spicers Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September. The guild included painters, perfumers, and barbers.
Online Tratte Code: 26
Major Guild
September 1st, 1396 to December 31st, 1396
console, Arte dei Medici e Speziali (consul, Doctors and Spicers Guild)
One of six consuls governing the Doctors and Spicers Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September. The guild included painters, perfumers, and barbers.
Online Tratte Code: 26
Major Guild
January 1st, 1399 to April 30th, 1399
Mercanzia (Mercanzia)
Established in 1308, a Florentine association with jurisdiction over commercial affairs, initially governed by representatives of five major guilds—the Merchants, Bankers, Wool, Silk, and Doctors and Apothecaries—with a representative of the minor guilds added in 1372.
Online Tratte Code: 6
Other
July 1st, 1399 to September 30th, 1399
console, Arte dei Medici e Speziali (consul, Doctors and Spicers Guild)
One of six consuls governing the Doctors and Spicers Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September. The guild included painters, perfumers, and barbers.
Online Tratte Code: 26
Major Guild
May 1st, 1400 to August 31st, 1400
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>).
console, Arte dei Medici e Speziali (consul, Doctors and Spicers Guild)
One of six consuls governing the Doctors and Spicers Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September. The guild included painters, perfumers, and barbers.
Online Tratte Code: 26
Major Guild
January 1st, 1401 to April 30th, 1401
Mercanzia (Mercanzia)
Established in 1308, a Florentine association with jurisdiction over commercial affairs, initially governed by representatives of five major guilds—the Merchants, Bankers, Wool, Silk, and Doctors and Apothecaries—with a representative of the minor guilds added in 1372.
Online Tratte Code: 6
Other
July 1st, 1401 to September 30th, 1401
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
September 15th, 1401 to December 14th, 1401
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, 1402 to October 31st, 1402
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, 1402 to October 31st, 1402
Mercanzia (Mercanzia)
Established in 1308, a Florentine association with jurisdiction over commercial affairs, initially governed by representatives of five major guilds—the Merchants, Bankers, Wool, Silk, and Doctors and Apothecaries—with a representative of the minor guilds added in 1372.
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
