Gerolamo De Franchi Toso (Genoa, 1522 - Genoa, 1586) was the 73rd Doge 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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De Franchi Toso, considered a member of the "new" nobility in the Republic, was elected to the dogal title on 21 October 1581, the twenty-eighth in two-year succession and the seventy-third in republican history. His mandate was marked by the fight against banditry and, in foreign policy, the first controversies with the neighboring

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which, over time, would result in a war between the two powers. He also worked in the local religious field with his assent for the construction of a new church in the historic center of

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. He ceased office on 21 October 1583. Probably appointed perpetual procurator after the favorable vote of the supreme trade unions. The former Doge died in Genoa during 1586.

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16th-century Doges of Genoa 1522 births 1586 deaths {{Italy-noble-stub

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