The new, 19th prince of the Ptuj Carnival:
Francesco Guffante, Ptuj city judge, Marko Šamperl
On November 11, 2023, on November 11, 2023, the 19th Prince of the Ptuj Carnival, Francesco Guffante, and the Ptuj City Judge, Marko Šamperl, were solemnly sworn in at the traditional Martinovan in the heart of the oldest Slovenian city.
He took over the princely authority from the hands of the 18th prince of the carnival, knight Hinko Sodinski, a noble Gall, and from the mayor of Ptuj Nuška Gajšek will take over the keys of the city during the 64th Kurentovanija between February 3 and 13, 2024.
"I am proud that I will be able to represent the noble mission of Kurents and Korants in the honorary role of the 19th Prince of the Ptuj Carnival. There is no carnival without Kurentovanje, so with my reign during the carnival, I will actively strive to respectfully pass on the reputation of Ptuj as a unique carnival town - both throughout Europe and the world, and to future generations." new prince Marko Šamperl describes his role.
Who is Francesco Guffante, the 19th Prince of the Ptuj Carnival, the Ptuj City Judge?
The new prince of the Ptuj carnival for the years 2024 to 2026 is Marko Šamperl from Ptuj, who comes from the district community of Spuhlje. At the age of ten, he became a member of the Korant Spuhlja association. The Šamperl family is known for its active role in newspapers, as the third generation has been working in the association. Father Marjan started, Marko continues, and the youngest, Urban, is also involved.
The 19th prince of the Ptuj carnival represents the Ptuj city judge and wholesaler Francesco Guffante, who came to Ptuj at the end of the 15th century with Italian families of builders from Lugano in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking part of today's Ticino canton. His corner house at Murkova 2 is one of the better-known houses in Ptuj.
Link to Prince's website: https://princptujskegakarnevala.com/
