The House of Salviati was a prominent and old noble family in the
Republic of Florence
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. Members of the family frequently occupied many important public positions. They held the title of Duke of Giuliano and Duke Salviati.
History
Some sources would trace the Salviati family back to a progenitor named Gottifredo who lived in the 12th century , but the first historically ascertained figure member of the family was Cambio di Salvi, who occupied both positions of
''gonfalonieri'' and ''
prior
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i''. After him, there were twenty Salviati members who were gonfalonieri and sixty-two who occupied the position of priori.
Notable members
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Francesco Salviati,
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