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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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Pages in category "15th-century Doges of Genoa" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Pages in category "16th-century Doges of Genoa" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The family, extremely wealthy, descendant of the Admiral Lamba Doria, was made up of three male children, among them Nicolò Doria who was doge of Genoa in the biennium 1579-1581, and five sisters. He was the third member of the family to hold the highest dogal position after his older brother and uncle Giovanni Battista Doria in the two years ...
Giacomo Maria Brignole Sale (1724 – 1801) was the 176th and 184th Doge of the Republic of Genoa, respectively from 1779 to 1781 and from 1795 to 1797.He was the last doge in the history of the Republic, and the only one elected twice, a unique case in the history of that Republic for the biennial election doges.
Lorenzo Sauli (1535 in Genoa – 1601 in Genoa) was the 82nd Doge of the Republic of Genoa.. During his dogate Sauli had to face firsthand the issue related to the Marquisate of Finale, a small western Ligurian state linked to the Del Carretto family, and always in the expansionist aims of Genoa for its strategic and economic importance.
In fact, he was one of the architects of the reconciliation between the noble families of Genoa during the civil war that shocked the republic between 1414 and 1415. In particular he was the one who, in a meeting with the population at the Cathedral of San Lorenzo , thanks to a wide speech, he loudly acclaimed peace and serenity among the ...