Francesco Albergotti (6 June 1304 – 3 December 1376) was an Italian
jurist
A jurist is a person with expert knowledge of law; someone who analyzes and comments on law. This person is usually a specialist legal scholar, mostly (but not always) with a formal education in law (a law degree) and often a Lawyer, legal prac ...
in the 14th century.
Life
Francesco Albergotti was born in 1304 from the
Albergotti, the biggest Guelph family in
Arezzo
Arezzo ( , ; ) is a city and ''comune'' in Italy and the capital of the Province of Arezzo, province of the same name located in Tuscany. Arezzo is about southeast of Florence at an elevation of Above mean sea level, above sea level. As of 2 ...
for the role they had in the political, religious and military life of the city.
He started his studies at the
University of Perugia
The University of Perugia ( Italian ''Università degli Studi di Perugia'') is a public university in Perugia, Italy. It was founded in 1308, as attested by the Bull issued by Pope Clement V certifying the birth of the Studium Generale.
The offi ...
, first in
philosophy
Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...
, then in
law
Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and as the ar ...
, as a student of the famous
Baldo degli Ubaldi
Baldus de Ubaldis (Italian: ''Baldo degli Ubaldi''; 1327 – 28 April 1400) was an Italian jurist, and a leading figure in Medieval Roman Law and the school of Postglossators.
Life
A member of the noble family of the Ubaldi (Baldeschi), ...
.
He started a career as a lawyer in Arezzo, and in 1349 he moved to
Florence
Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025.
Florence ...
, where he gained considerable fame as a teacher, being named "''solidae veritatis doctor''" (doctor of solid truths).
He wrote comments to the ''
Digest'' and some books of the ''
Codex Theodosianus
The ''Codex Theodosianus'' ("Theodosian Code") is a compilation of the laws of the Roman Empire under the Christian emperors since 312. A commission was established by Emperor Theodosius II and his co-emperor Valentinian III on 26 March 429 an ...
'' (in various manuscripts), and other different ''consilia'' (published in 1563 in Venice).
He died in Florence in 1376.
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1304 births
1376 deaths
Italian jurists
14th-century Italian jurists