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Uberto Alberti

Date of Birth: 1416.
Profession: Gonfaloniere di Giustizia, Executor of the Ordinances of Justice.

One of Florence's most notable citizens, Uberto Alberti's keen grasp of justice helped shape law in the late 15th Century. Never playing to the emotions of the crowd, he was renowned for his fair sentencing and patronage of the arts.

Starting his carrier as a young lawyer, Uberto quickly became a member of the Conservatori delle Leggi, which sentenced Florentine criminals. Upset by the lack of judges on the committee, Uberto decided to take on the role himself, becoming a judge in 1440. From 1450-1460, he was rector of the University of Pisa, and then was elected to the Signoria, the most powerful council in Florence, in 1476.

Uberto's success story is all the more remarkable due to his tumultuous childhood. When Uberto was a 12, his father, Ottavio, went bankrupt and later killed himself, but Uberto managed to climb back from the brink of ruin, supporting both himself and his mother while simultaneously studying law.