Little is known of Federico di Pagana, he came from the region of
Rapallo
Rapallo ( , , ) is a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, located in the Liguria region of northern Italy.
As of 2017 it had 29,778 inhabitants. It lies on the Ligurian Sea coast, on the Tigullio Gulf, between Portofino and Chiavar ...
on the Genoese
Riviera
''Riviera'' () is an Italian word which means "coastline", ultimately derived from Latin , through Ligurian . It came to be applied as a proper name to the coast of Liguria, in the form ''Riviera ligure'', then shortened in English. The two areas ...
, so it is unclear why he was chosen as doge after
Nicolò Guarco
Nicolò Guarco (c.1325 in Parodi – c.1385 in Lerici) was a Genoese statesman who became the 7th doge of the Republic of Genoa and led the Republic through the War of Chioggia against Venice.
Early life
Son of a merchant, Nicolò appears first ...
was forced out of office on 7 April 1383. But the well-introduced and astute politician
Leonardo Montaldo managed to have the election canceled and to be picked instead as the new doge. After this episode, Federico di Pagana disappears from the forefront of Genoese politics.
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14th-century Doges of Genoa
1315 births
1406 deaths