Antoniotto di Montaldo (1368 - 25 July 1398) was the
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 ...
on two occasions between 1392 and 1394.
Born in
Ceranesi
Ceranesi (; lij, Çianexi ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about northwest of Genoa.
The Municipality of Ceranesi includes also the Shrine of N.S. della Guardia, the most ...
, the son of
Leonardo Montaldo, who had also been doge, he was elected as doge on 16 June 1392 after his predecessor
Antoniotto Adorno Antoniotto Adorno may refer to the following:
* Antoniotto I Adorno (1340–1398), Doge of the Republic of Genoa (1378, 1384–1390, 1391–1392, 1394–1396)
* Antoniotto II Adorno
Antoniotto II Adorno (c. 1479 – 12 September 1528) was Do ...
had resigned. However, for unknown reasons, he resigned on 15 July 1393 in favor of
Pietro Campofregoso
Pietro Campofregoso (1417 – 14 September 1459) was Doge of Genoa from 1450 to 1458.
Biography
Family
He was a grandson of Tommaso di Campofregoso, he was a vassal of the Visconti as lord of Gavi. Married to Bartolomea Grimaldi, he ha ...
. This occurred during a period of political chaos in the Genoese Republic, and after just one day, on 16 July, Campofregoso resigned, to be replaced by
Clemente Promontorio
Clemente Promontorio or di Promontorio, was a statesman who became doge of the Republic of Genoa. He was elected on 15 July 1393 to the dogeship after Pietro Fregoso, who had been elected the day before, had stepped down. He himself was deposed t ...
; the latter, however, was deposed after a few hours by
Francesco Guistiniano di Garibaldo
Francesco Giustiniano di Garibaldo was a statesman who became doge of the Republic of Genoa. He was elected doge on 16 July 1393 after his predecessor was forced to step down after only one day in office. He himself remained in office only two week ...
, who reigned until 30 July.
On that date Antoniotto di Montaldo, after a struggle with Antoniotto Adorno, recovered the dogal title, which he kept until 24 May 1394. After losing power, he took refuge in
Savona. He died in 1398, perhaps in Genoa, and was buried in the church of
San Bartolomeo degli Armeni.
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1368 births
1398 deaths
14th-century Doges of Genoa