circa 1381 (date is approximate) to circa 1415 (date is approximate)
Sarto (tailor, cloth cutter, sartor)
circa 1381 (date is approximate) to circa 1415 (date is approximate)
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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, 1391 to September 6th, 1391
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
March 1st, 1393 to April 30th, 1393
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, 1395 to December 14th, 1395
console, Arte della Seta (Arte di Por S. Maria) (consul, Silk Guild)
One of six consuls governing the Silk Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September. The guild included goldsmiths. Consuls were drawn from three purses (<i>borse</i>): for <i>setaiuoli</i> (silk manufacturers), <i>ritagliatori</i> (cloth retailers), and <i>fondaci</i> (warehouse-keepers and goldsmiths).
Online Tratte Code: 25
Major Guild
January 1st, 1396 to April 30th, 1396
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
May 1st, 1398 to June 30th, 1398
console, Arte della Seta (Arte di Por S. Maria) (consul, Silk Guild)
One of six consuls governing the Silk Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September. The guild included goldsmiths. Consuls were drawn from three purses (<i>borse</i>): for <i>setaiuoli</i> (silk manufacturers), <i>ritagliatori</i> (cloth retailers), and <i>fondaci</i> (warehouse-keepers and goldsmiths).
Online Tratte Code: 25
Major Guild
May 1st, 1398 to August 31st, 1398
console, Arte della Seta (Arte di Por S. Maria) (consul, Silk Guild)
One of six consuls governing the Silk Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September. The guild included goldsmiths. Consuls were drawn from three purses (<i>borse</i>): for <i>setaiuoli</i> (silk manufacturers), <i>ritagliatori</i> (cloth retailers), and <i>fondaci</i> (warehouse-keepers and goldsmiths).
Online Tratte Code: 25
Major Guild
January 1st, 1403 to April 30th, 1403
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, 1403 to May 6th, 1403
console, Arte della Seta (Arte di Por S. Maria) (consul, Silk Guild)
One of six consuls governing the Silk Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September. The guild included goldsmiths. Consuls were drawn from three purses (<i>borse</i>): for <i>setaiuoli</i> (silk manufacturers), <i>ritagliatori</i> (cloth retailers), and <i>fondaci</i> (warehouse-keepers and goldsmiths).
Online Tratte Code: 25
Major Guild
January 1st, 1404 to April 30th, 1404
console, Arte della Seta (Arte di Por S. Maria) (consul, Silk Guild)
One of six consuls governing the Silk Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September. The guild included goldsmiths. Consuls were drawn from three purses (<i>borse</i>): for <i>setaiuoli</i> (silk manufacturers), <i>ritagliatori</i> (cloth retailers), and <i>fondaci</i> (warehouse-keepers and goldsmiths).
Online Tratte Code: 25
Major Guild
September 1st, 1406 to December 31st, 1406
console, Arte della Seta (Arte di Por S. Maria) (consul, Silk Guild)
One of six consuls governing the Silk Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September. The guild included goldsmiths. Consuls were drawn from three purses (<i>borse</i>): for <i>setaiuoli</i> (silk manufacturers), <i>ritagliatori</i> (cloth retailers), and <i>fondaci</i> (warehouse-keepers and goldsmiths).
Online Tratte Code: 25
Major Guild
May 1st, 1408 to August 31st, 1408
console, Arte della Seta (Arte di Por S. Maria) (consul, Silk Guild)
One of six consuls governing the Silk Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September. The guild included goldsmiths. Consuls were drawn from three purses (<i>borse</i>): for <i>setaiuoli</i> (silk manufacturers), <i>ritagliatori</i> (cloth retailers), and <i>fondaci</i> (warehouse-keepers and goldsmiths).
Online Tratte Code: 25
Major Guild
January 1st, 1412 to April 30th, 1412
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
March 1st, 1413 to April 30th, 1413
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.
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 circa 1415 (date is approximate)
For the purposes of taxation and scrutinies, Florentine men could remain in their ancestral gonfalone even if they lived elsewhere. Thus, the gonfalone identified in a catasto or tratte record does not necessarily indicate where the person lived.
circa 1381 (date is approximate) to circa 1415 (date is approximate)
documented
information found in sepoltuario, tomb inscription, burial, and/or other records
