The Salviati were an important family in the Republic of Florence.

[1] Some sources trace the origins of the family to a Gottifredo who lived in Florence in the twelfth century.

[2] The first documented member of the family is Cambio di Salvi, who in 1335 was among both the gonfalonieri and the priori [it].

[2] In all, twenty members were gonfaloniere and sixty-two occupied the position of priore.

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