Talk:Uberto Alberti

What does gonfaloniere mean? Lawyer? Official? Government Figure? Fat dude with hat? I tried translating it on Babel Fish, but it showed the exact same thing. War Clown 12:44, July 12, 2010 (UTC)

According to Wikipedia:

The Gonfaloniere was a highly prestigious communal post in medieval and Renaissance Italy, notably in Florence and the Papal States. The name derives from gonfalone, the term used for the banners of such communes.

In Florence the post was known as Gonfaloniere of Justice, being held by one of the nine citizens selected by drawing lots every two months, who formed the government, or Signoria.

I translate that as the Gonfaloniere being the equivalent of modern day Judge. Uberto Alberti would be the person who would judge and condemn a criminal, stating whether they were guilty or not. Von Blacke 13:01, July 12, 2010 (UTC)

So he's a judge? Guess that explains his actions at the execution. War Clown 13:23, July 12, 2010 (UTC)

I think he would have to be, he seems to have some control over the Medici in the game, as if he is free of their control, and only chooses to work with him. If you watch his profile on the Animus Database it shows more about his achievements, from what I can remember from it, I believe he "sentenced the worst kinds of criminals". Von Blacke 14:10, July 12, 2010 (UTC)

Which I thought meant that he was an attorney or something. Your research proved otherwise, so I guess being a Judge made a lot more sense. War Clown 14:20, July 12, 2010 (UTC)

A Judge, eh? Well, that clears some things up. But he took a bribe from the Templars - that means he's a bad Judge. But these days bribable Judges are quite common though :( Andro69 15:57, July 12, 2010 (UTC)

Did things realy work that way back then? That you were guilty untill proven innocent instead of the other way around? --[[User:OreliTHIS|OreliTHIS] Stab 4 U 06:14, January 7, 2011 (UTC)

Usually they did. The whole French Revolution was based on that principle. -- D. Cello 14:57, January 7, 2011 (UTC)