Gonfaloniere di Compagnia (Advisory Councilor, Sixteen)
one of two advisory councils (Collegi): the Gonfalonieri di Compagnia discussed legislation in consultation with Signoria
19 Gonfalonieri di Compagnia (the standard bearers of the urban militia--four from the Sestiere of Oltrarno and three from each of the remaining Sestieri--from ca. 1304-06)
after 1343 number of Gonfalonieri di Compagnia was reduced from 19 to 16, one from each of the four Gonfaloni in each of the four quarters
Online Tratte Code: 16
Tre Maggiori
January 7th, 1380 to May 6th, 1380
Gonfaloniere di Compagnia (Advisory Councilor, Sixteen)
one of two advisory councils (Collegi): the Gonfalonieri di Compagnia discussed legislation in consultation with Signoria
19 Gonfalonieri di Compagnia (the standard bearers of the urban militia--four from the Sestiere of Oltrarno and three from each of the remaining Sestieri--from ca. 1304-06)
after 1343 number of Gonfalonieri di Compagnia was reduced from 19 to 16, one from each of the four Gonfaloni in each of the four quarters
Online Tratte Code: 16
Tre Maggiori
September 7th, 1387 to January 6th, 1388
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
November 1st, 1393 to December 31st, 1393
Arte del Calimala; Arte dei Mercatanti (Guild Consul, Great Merchants)
also Arte dei Mercatanti
Consuls served four-month terms starting January, May, or September; magistracy had four consuls
Online Tratte Code: 22
Major Guild
May 1st, 1396 to August 31st, 1396
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
March 15th, 1397 to June 14th, 1397
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
April 1st, 1399 to June 30th, 1399
Arte del Calimala; Arte dei Mercatanti (Guild Consul, Great Merchants)
also Arte dei Mercatanti
Consuls served four-month terms starting January, May, or September; magistracy had four consuls
Online Tratte Code: 22
Major Guild
September 1st, 1399 to December 31st, 1399
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
April 1st, 1403 to June 30th, 1403
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
November 1st, 1403 to December 31st, 1403
Arte del Calimala; Arte dei Mercatanti (Guild Consul, Great Merchants)
also Arte dei Mercatanti
Consuls served four-month terms starting January, May, or September; magistracy had four consuls
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.
