Gonfaloniere of the Militia
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The Gonfaloniere of the Militia was a senior civic and military magistrate in medieval and Renaissance Italian city-states, responsible for leading and organizing the citizen militia and defending the commune.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gonfaloniere of the Militia canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civic magistracy
ⓘ
magistrate role ⓘ military office ⓘ public office ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriod |
Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Renaissance ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
city-state councils
ⓘ
communal government ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| etymology | from Italian "gonfaloniere" meaning standard-bearer ⓘ |
| governs |
citizen soldiers
ⓘ
urban militia units ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
command of communal troops
ⓘ
defense of the city-state ⓘ leading the citizen militia ⓘ maintenance of internal security ⓘ organizing the citizen militia ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
city-state territory
ⓘ
commune ⓘ |
| hasRole |
defender of the commune
ⓘ
leader of citizen militia ⓘ military commander ⓘ senior civic magistrate ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
central Italy
ⓘ
northern Italy ⓘ |
| partOf |
civic magistracies
ⓘ
communal government ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gonfaloniere of Justice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
captain of the people ⓘ podestà NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
defense of city walls
ⓘ
maintenance of arms and equipment of militia ⓘ mobilization of citizens for war ⓘ organization of militia companies ⓘ |
| sphereOfActivity |
civic administration
ⓘ
military affairs ⓘ urban defense ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
gonfaloniere
ⓘ
military magistracy ⓘ |
| symbolAssociated |
communal banner
ⓘ
military standard ⓘ |
| typicalLocation |
city militia headquarters
ⓘ
communal palazzo ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Italian city-states
ⓘ
communal governments in Italy ⓘ |
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