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The Doge of Genoa (/ d oʊ dʒ / DOHJ) [a] was the head of state of the Republic of Genoa, a city-state and soon afterwards a maritime republic, from 1339 until the state's extinction in 1797. Originally elected for life, after 1528 the Doges were elected for terms of two years. [ 1 ]
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Born in Genoa in a period around 1666, Cesare De Franchi held numerous public offices from the age of majority for the Genoese state. His election as doge of the Republic of Genoa took place on 8 October 1721, the one hundred and first in biennial succession and the one hundred and forty-sixth in republican history.
He was elected as doge on 8 September 1450, succeeding his cousin Lodovico di Campofregoso. His rule was one of the most disastrous for the eastern colonies of the Republic of Genoa . In this period Genoa lost Pera in Turkey , Caffa in Crimea and Chios in Greece , while the flourishing trade with those regions declined.
As doge he was also invested with the related biennial office of king of Corsica. After the dogate ended on 1 August 1705, Antonio Grimaldi would continue to serve the Genoese state. He died in Genoa during 1717 without contracting marriage and therefore without children.