Which public office did Dante Alighieri hold in Florence in 1300?

In 1300, the Italian poet Dante Alighieri was elected to the priorate of Florence, serving as a prior.12

The priorate was a high-ranking governmental body in the Florentine republic, consisting of supreme magistrates who were elected for two-month terms to ensure that no single individual or group could seize control of the state. Dante’s election to this office reflected his status as a recognized spokesman for those in the commune who were determined to resist the territorial ambitions and political interference of Pope Boniface VIII. His involvement in this high-level public office occurred during a period of intense factionalism between the White Guelfs—to which Dante belonged—and the Black Guelfs.3415