19th Carnival Prince:
Francesco Guffante, town magistrate, Marko Šamperl
On November 11, 2023, the 19th Prince of the Ptuj Carnival, Francesco Guffante, town magistrate, Marko Šamperl, was solemnly sworn in at the traditional St. Martin's celebration 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.
"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," Marko Šamperl describes his role as the new prince.
Who is Francesco Guffante, the 19th Prince of the Ptuj Carnival, the town magistrate?
Novi princ ptujskega karnevala za leti 2024 do 2025 je Ptujčan Marko Šamperl, ki prihaja iz četrtne skupnosti Spuhlja. Pri desetih letih je postal član društva Korant Spuhlja. Družina Šamperl je znana po svoji aktivni vlogi pri korantih, saj v društvu deluje že tretja generacija. Začel je oče Marjan, nadaljuje Marko, vključen pa je tudi že najmlajši, Urban.
The 19th prince of the Ptuj carnival represents the Ptuj magistrate 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 the Prince's website: https://princptujskegakarnevala.com/