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
October 29th, 1475
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 12th, 1481
console, Arte dei Cuoiai e Galigai (consul, Tanners and Leatherworkers Guild)
One of three consuls governing the Tanners and Leatherworkers Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September.
Online Tratte Code: 36
Minor Guild
December 20th, 1483
console, Arte dei Cuoiai e Galigai (consul, Tanners and Leatherworkers Guild)
One of three consuls governing the Tanners and Leatherworkers Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September.
Online Tratte Code: 36
Minor Guild
January 11th, 1486
console, Arte dei Cuoiai e Galigai (consul, Tanners and Leatherworkers Guild)
One of three consuls governing the Tanners and Leatherworkers Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September.
Online Tratte Code: 36
Minor Guild
April 23rd, 1488
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 12th, 1490
console, Arte dei Cuoiai e Galigai (consul, Tanners and Leatherworkers Guild)
One of three consuls governing the Tanners and Leatherworkers Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September.
Online Tratte Code: 36
Minor Guild
December 16th, 1492
console, Arte dei Cuoiai e Galigai (consul, Tanners and Leatherworkers Guild)
One of three consuls governing the Tanners and Leatherworkers Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September.
Online Tratte Code: 36
Minor Guild
April 23rd, 1496
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.
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.
