Gonfaloniere of Justice
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The Gonfaloniere of Justice was the chief magistrate and leading civic official of the Republic of Florence, responsible for upholding law, order, and the interests of the Florentine guild-based government.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gonfaloniere of Justice of Florence | 2 |
| Gonfaloniere of Justice canonical | 1 |
| Gonfaloniere of Justice (de facto influence) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chief magistrate
ⓘ
magistracy ⓘ political office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Florence ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Florentine guilds
ⓘ
popolo regime in Florence ⓘ |
| basedOn | communal republican institutions ⓘ |
| category |
Historical legal occupations
ⓘ
Medieval Italian offices ⓘ Political history of Florence ⓘ |
| country | Republic of Florence ⓘ |
| createdBy | Ordinances of Justice ⓘ |
| createdFor | Republic of Florence ⓘ |
| dissolved | 16th century ⓘ |
| duty |
defend the Ordinances of Justice
ⓘ
ensure enforcement of laws in Florence ⓘ maintain public order ⓘ preside over the Signoria ⓘ protect the Florentine republic from aristocratic factions ⓘ represent the interests of the Florentine guilds ⓘ |
| etymology | from Italian "gonfaloniere" meaning standard-bearer ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | civic government of Florence ⓘ |
| hasNotableOfficeHolder |
Girolamo Savonarola
ⓘ
Piero Soderini ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Late Middle Ages
ⓘ
Renaissance ⓘ |
| inception | 1293 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| location |
Florence
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Tuscany ⓘ |
| officeHolderRole |
chief magistrate of the Republic of Florence
ⓘ
guardian of public order in Florence ⓘ protector of the Florentine guild-based government ⓘ upholder of law and justice in Florence ⓘ |
| partOf |
Signoria of Florence
ⓘ
communal institutions of Florence ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy | leading civic official of Florence ⓘ |
| relatedPosition |
Gonfaloniere of the Militia
ⓘ
Florentine guilds ⓘ
surface form:
Priori of the guilds
|
| replacedBy | Medici princely institutions ⓘ |
| residence |
Palazzo Vecchio
ⓘ
surface form:
Palazzo della Signoria
|
| seat | Palazzo Vecchio ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | lot and rotation among eligible citizens ⓘ |
| symbol | communal banner of Florence ⓘ |
| termLength | short term of office ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Republic of Florence
ⓘ
surface form:
Florentine Republic
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gonfaloniere of Justice (de facto influence)
this entity surface form:
Gonfaloniere of Justice of Florence
this entity surface form:
Gonfaloniere of Justice of Florence