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
March 1st, 1413 to April 30th, 1413
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, 1414 to January 6th, 1415
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, 1427 to May 6th, 1427
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
March 1st, 1428 to April 30th, 1428
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, 1433 to June 14th, 1433
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
May 1st, 1435 to June 30th, 1435
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, 1436 to August 31st, 1436
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
January 1st, 1439 to April 30th, 1439
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, 1439 to June 14th, 1439
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
October 1st, 1441 to December 31st, 1441
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
January 1st, 1442 to February 28th, 1442
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
January 1st, 1442 to April 30th, 1442
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, 1442 to January 6th, 1443
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
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 1393 (date is approximate) to circa 1443 (date is approximate)
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.
documented
information found in sepoltuario, tomb inscription, burial, and/or other records
[a] Taddeo gave his age as 46 in his 1427 catasto declaration
[b] In 1427, according to the catasto declarations of both owner and tenant, Taddeo di Giovanni was renting a house belonging to Gio anni di Stefano Benini for his residence in the chiasso di messer Bivigliano (also known as the chiasso dei Baroncelli)
