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<p>The <b>Gonfalonier</b> (Italian: Gonfaloniere) was the holder of a highly prestigious <a href="page.php?w=Medieval_commune">communal</a> office in <a href="page.php?w=Italy_in_the_Middle_Ages">medieval</a> and <a href="page.php?w=Italian_Renaissance">Renaissance Italy</a>, notably in Florence and the <a href="page.php?w=Papal_States">Papal States</a>. The name derives from <a href="page.php?w=gonfalon">gonfalon</a>e (English: "gonfalon"), the term used for the banners of such communes.</p>

<p>The title originated from Florence in the 1250s.</p><p>
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