<p>Simone de Multedo was a notary who was active in Genoa during the early and middle fifteenth century. He pursued a long career in the civic administration from the late 1420s through the 1460s. He served repeatedly as a councillor and <em>partitore</em>, and in 1436 acted as an elector for the Casa di San Giorgio. In 1440 he was elected one of the <em>anziani</em>, and in the following years held several specialized offices, including <em>officiale di Moneta</em>, captain of the artisans, and an official charged with action against rebels. By the later 1440s he was serving in increasingly important administrative capacities as <em>provisor</em>, member of the <em>Balia</em>, and moderator of public expenditures, while also acting as protector of the cathedral chapter in 1448 and 1450. He was twice sent on missions to Giovanni Filippo Fieschi, in 1452 and 1453, and continued to serve as an elector and member of the <em>Balia</em> during the 1450s. In 1458 he was rector of the College of Notaries, indicating a prominent position within his profession. He again served as an <em>anziano</em> in 1460 and was also appointed an official for those who had suffered damages. Simone was married to Violante, daughter of Tommaso Conte, and their daughter Battestina later married the notary Ambrogio Capello.</p>
Simone di Ambrogio was a citizen of Florence who was active in the first half of the fifteenth century. He was attested as an inhabitant of Pisa in the spring of 1437.
