A Medieval Italian Commune: Siena under the Nine, 1287–1355
William M. Bowsky — A Medieval Italian Commune: Siena under the Nine, 1287–1355 (1981)William M. Bowsky · 1981 · Book · title (dates)EstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0407 · as of 2026-10-27 · about: Siena under the Nine (1287–1355) · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“From 1287 to 1355 Siena was governed by a college of Nine serving two-month terms, drawn from merchant families and excluding members of magnate houses, alongside a foreign podestà and a large General Council.”
Context. Schevill describes eligibility rules that excluded nobles, knights, judges, notaries and physicians, and dates the fixed college of Nine to 1292; Bowsky dates the regime from 1287.
Evidence that supports
2Siena: The Story of a Mediaeval Commune
Ferdinand Schevill — Siena: The Story of a Mediaeval Commune (1909)Ferdinand Schevill · 1909 · Book · pp. 67, 137, 195–197Evidence that contradicts
0No counter-evidence recorded.
Context
Siena and the Sienese in the Thirteenth Century
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