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Barnaba Adorno (Genoa, 1385 - Genoa, 1459) was the 30th
Doge A doge ( , ; plural dogi or doges) 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 are referred to as " crowned republics". Etymology The ...
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 ...
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Biography

Born in Genoa around 1385, he was the nephew of the former Doges Giorgio Adorno and
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, the latter elected to the dogal office four times. Engaged in commercial traffic in the eastern Genoese colonies, especially in
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, he participated together with other members of his family in military operations against the dominion of the
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in the territories of the Republic of Genoa. Upon the resignation of his cousin Raffaele Adorno, Barnaba Adorno took over as the new Doge of Genoa, the thirtieth in republican history. This mandate, however, even for the opposition maneuvers of the Fregosos, did not last even a month and on 30 January forced him to flee the Genoese capital. Adorno presumably died in Genoa in 1459.


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 ...
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Adorno family The Adorno family was a noble family of the Republic of Genoa, with the branches of Botta in Milan, several of whom were Doges of the republic. The family is considered one of the most influential in the history of the republic. The elder branch ...


References

1385 births 1459 deaths 15th-century Doges of Genoa {{Italy-bio-stub