Alternate Names: Calimala member, specifically concerned with sale of wool cloth
Posts (14 total)
Office
Government
Date
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
June 28th, 1413
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
September 12th, 1418
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
December 15th, 1418
Gonfaloniere di Comapgnia (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
April 28th, 1420
Ambassador (Ambasciatore)
Other
1421
Ambassador (Ambasciatore)
Other
1424
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
February 26th, 1427
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 12th, 1428
Ambassador (Ambasciatore)
Other
1429
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, 1430
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
June 28th, 1431
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
April 15th, 1432
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
July 1st, 1433
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
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.
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.
[a] Astorre's 1427 catasto declaration gives his age as 48 as does his birth registration of 1429, suggesting he was born in 1379 or 1380.
[b] According to the Grascia burial records, Astore was registered as resident in the parish of San Niccolo and buried in the same church despite his rights to two tombs in Santa Croce through inheritance: "Astore di Niccolo di Gherardino Giani p.o di S. Niccolo Rip. in detta."
[c] Though some accounts place his burial in Santa Croce, gravedigger records in the Grascia morti state clearly that Astore was both resident of and buried in the parish of S. Niccolo.
