Alessandro Spinola (Genoa, 1589 - Genoa, 1665) was the 112th
Doge of the
Republic of Genoa
The Republic of Genoa ( lij, Repúbrica de Zêna ; it, Repubblica di Genova; la, Res Publica Ianuensis) was a medieval and early modern maritime republic from the 11th century to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast. During the Lat ...
and king of
Corsica
Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...
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Biography
Born in Genoa in 1589 and member of the
Spinola Spinola is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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family, the figure of Alessandro Spinola was chosen at the age of 23 to pay homage from the Republic of Genoa to the ambassador of the Spanish court and also to assist him in his Genoese stay. Around 1614 he assumed his first state office as protector of poor prisoners and, subsequently, in the magistrate of the Extraordinary.
Before the office of senator of the Republic, he held other state offices as protector of the sea, captain of
Rapallo and to the magistrate of Moneta or, again, in
Bank of Saint George
The Bank of Saint George ( it, Casa delle compere e dei banchi di San Giorgio or informally as ''Ufficio di San Giorgio'' or ''Banco'') was a financial institution of the Republic of Genoa. It was founded in 1407 to consolidate the public debt ...
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Dogate
He was elected doge on 9 October 1654: the sixty-seventh in biennial succession and the one hundred and twelfth in republican history. As doge he was also invested with the related biennial office of king of Corsica.
Among the events of his dogato is recorded in the annals the fight against piracy along the
Ligurian coast, the continuation of the work of the Albergo dei Poveri in Genoa and a new plague epidemic that decimated the Genoese population and the nearby villages. He ended his term on 9 October 1656.
Death
He died in Genoa during 1665 and was buried inside the church of San Francesco di Castelletto.
See also
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Doge of Genoa
The Doge of Genoa ( lij, Dûxe, ; la, Januensium dux et populi defensor, "Commander of the Genoese and Defender of the People") was the ruler of the Republic of Genoa, a city-state and soon afterwards a maritime republic, from 1339 until the s ...
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Republic of Genoa
The Republic of Genoa ( lij, Repúbrica de Zêna ; it, Repubblica di Genova; la, Res Publica Ianuensis) was a medieval and early modern maritime republic from the 11th century to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast. During the Lat ...
References
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1589 births
1665 deaths
17th-century Doges of Genoa
Spinola family