Antonio Grimaldi (Genoa, 1640 - Genoa, 1717) was the 137th
Doge of the
Republic of Genoa
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and king of
Corsica
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Biography
Elected by the Grand Council of 1 August 1703, the ninety-second Doge of the Republic of Genoa in two-year succession and the one hundred and thirty-seventh in republican history. 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.
See also
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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 ...
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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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House of Grimaldi
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Sources
* Buonadonna, Sergio. ''Rosso doge. I dogi della Repubblica di Genova dal 1339 al 1797.''
18th-century Doges of Genoa
Politicians from Genoa
1640 births
1717 deaths
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