Ildebrandino Cacciaconti, the podestà of Siena, signs…

Ildebrandino Cacciaconti, the podestà of Siena, signs a decree on December 26, 1240, imposing a tax on citizens of Siena who rent rooms to students of the local "Studium Senese".

The money from this tax goes to pay for the salaries of the maestri (teachers) of this new studium, the nucleus of the University of Siena.