Battista Spinola was the 47th
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 ...
. He was elected on January 4, 1531 and held office for two years. Battista was the father of
Luca Spinola who was the 57th Doge of Genoa.
Sources
*Malleson, George Bruce. ''Studies in Genoese History''. p. 303
16th-century Doges of Genoa
Year of death unknown
Battista
Battista is a given name and surname which means Baptist in Italian.
Given named
* Battista Agnese (died 1564), cartographer from the Republic of Genoa, who worked in the Venetian Republic
* Battista Dossi, also known as Battista de Luteri, Ital ...
Year of birth unknown
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