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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 ]
18th-century Doges of Genoa (49 P) Pages in category "Doges of Genoa" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
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.
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.
A doge (/ d oʊ dʒ / DOHJ, [1] Italian: [ˈdɔːdʒe]; plural dogi or doges; see below) was an elected lord and head of state in several Italian city-states, notably Venice and Genoa, during the medieval and Renaissance periods. Such states were referred to as "crowned republics". Doges wore a special hat, the Corno ducale and usually ruled ...
As doge he was also invested with the related biennial office of king of Corsica. Among the significant events of his mandate, his commitment against the smuggling that raged in western Liguria is attested. The dogato ended on 18 January 1728. Veneroso died in Genoa in 1739.
On February 3, 1767 Durazzo became Doge of Genoa. [ citation needed ] His Dogate was marked by the definitive loss of the island of Corsica to France , in the Treaty of Versailles . On February 3, 1769, he ended his Dogate and later became head of the war magistrate and state inquisitors.
Nineteenth-century fresco probably intended to depict Simone Boccanegra, at Palazzo San Giorgio, Genoa. The humanist poet Petrarch wrote letters to the people of Genoa and to the doge of Venice appealing to them to end their fratricidal wars and find a common aim. These letters were among Verdi's inspirations for the revision of the opera in 1881.