Compagnacci

Compagnacci was a group or political faction numbering one hundred fifty men in Florence, Italy. They were opposed to Girolamo Savonarola, a Dominican friar who came to dominate Florentine religious life and politics in the 1490s. Along with Pope Alexander VI they were a crucial part of Savonarola's demise in the early spring of 1498.

The Compagnacci were also known as the Rude, Rowdy or Ugly Companions. Their leader was a nobleman named Doffo Spini. He was assisted in his opposition to Savonarola by two Medici brothers of the cadet line, one of whom married a Sforza princess. The Compagnacci were dedicated pleasure seekers who dressed finely and partied with music as an accompaniment.