circa 1430 (date is approximate) to circa 1468 (date is approximate)
merciaio (peddler)
Alternate Names: mercer; merchant; mercaio
1430s
Posts (17 total)
Office
Government
Date
console, Arte dei Chiavaioli (consul, Locksmiths Guild)
One of four consuls governing the Locksmiths Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September.
Online Tratte Code: 39
Minor Guild
January 1st, 1431 to April 30th, 1431
console, Arte dei Chiavaioli (consul, Locksmiths Guild)
One of four consuls governing the Locksmiths Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September.
Online Tratte Code: 39
Minor Guild
January 1st, 1433 to April 30th, 1433
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, 1434 to June 14th, 1434
console, Arte dei Chiavaioli (consul, Locksmiths Guild)
One of four consuls governing the Locksmiths Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September.
Online Tratte Code: 39
Minor Guild
September 1st, 1434 to December 31st, 1434
console, Arte dei Chiavaioli (consul, Locksmiths Guild)
One of four consuls governing the Locksmiths Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September.
Online Tratte Code: 39
Minor Guild
January 1st, 1437 to April 30th, 1437
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, 1437 to June 14th, 1437
console, Arte dei Chiavaioli (consul, Locksmiths Guild)
One of four consuls governing the Locksmiths Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September.
Online Tratte Code: 39
Minor Guild
September 1st, 1438 to December 31st, 1438
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
January 7th, 1439 to May 6th, 1439
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, 1440 to March 14th, 1441
console, Arte dei Chiavaioli (consul, Locksmiths Guild)
One of four consuls governing the Locksmiths Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September.
Online Tratte Code: 39
Minor Guild
May 1st, 1441 to August 31st, 1441
console, Arte dei Chiavaioli (consul, Locksmiths Guild)
One of four consuls governing the Locksmiths Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September.
Online Tratte Code: 39
Minor Guild
January 1st, 1443 to April 30th, 1443
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
January 7th, 1447 to May 6th, 1447
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.
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, 1449 to January 6th, 1450
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, 1453 to January 6th, 1454
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
January 7th, 1462 to May 6th, 1462
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.
named in memorial inscription and/or represented by coat of arms
Alternate Names: dedicatee
Getty ID: 300404867
from the early fifteenth century through the 1770s
surmised
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.
1448
documented
information found in sepoltuario, tomb inscription, burial, and/or other records
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
[a] A Nicolaus Tancredis del Rossellino Ferraius was elected from Santa Croce Ruote on August 28th, 1448.
[b] The 1439 sepoltuario indicates that Niccolò del Rosselino had taken possession of the tomb of Tegna di Jacopo, but it is not clear what, if any, decoration he added to the grave .
[c] Niccolò del Rossellino was elected to the priorate from this district and declared his taxes from it, but in 1427 he was living in the parish of Sant'Ambrogio in a house he owned in via Ghibellina.
[d] Though he filed his tax declaration with officials in the Ruote district, Niccolò's house was in the parish of Sant'Ambrogio in via Ghibellina next to Francesco di Dino borsaio.
