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What (who) is gonfalonier - definition


Gonfalonier         
  • Gonfalonier from the [[Florentine Republic]] by Paul Lormier (1813–1895)
AS JUAN BORGIA GONFALONIERI.
Gonfalonier; Gonfaloniers; Gonfaloniero
·noun A Turkish general, and standard keeper.
II. Gonfalonier ·noun He who bears the gonfalon; a standard bearer.
III. Gonfalonier ·noun An officer at Rome who bears the standard of the Church.
IV. Gonfalonier ·noun The chief magistrate of any one of several republics in mediaeveal Italy.
Gonfaloniere         
  • Gonfalonier from the [[Florentine Republic]] by Paul Lormier (1813–1895)
AS JUAN BORGIA GONFALONIERI.
Gonfalonier; Gonfaloniers; Gonfaloniero
The Gonfalonier (in Italian: Gonfaloniere) was the holder of a highly prestigious communal office in medieval and Renaissance Italy, notably in Florence and the Papal States. The name derives from gonfalone (in English, gonfalon), the term used for the banners of such communes.
Gonfalonier of the Church         
The gonfalonier of the Church or papal gonfalonier (, "standard-bearer"; ) was a military and political office of the Papal States. Originating from the use of the Papal banner during combat, the office later became largely ceremonial and political.