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A Medieval Italian Commune: Siena under the Nine, 1287–1355

William M. Bowsky · University of California Press · 1981

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Type: Book
Author: William M. Bowsky
Identifier: DOI 10.1525/9780520328556
Accessed: 2026-09-01

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EstablishedFrom 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.EstablishedIn 1309–1310 the Sienese commune had its constitution (the Costituto) translated into the vernacular.