Giovanni Antonio Giustiniani (Madrid, 1676 - Genoa, 1735) was the 142nd

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 ...

and king of

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Biography

Member of the noble Giustiniani family, he was born in

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

around 1676. The elections of 22 September 1713 elected him new doge of the Republic of Genoa, the ninety-seventh in biennial succession and the one hundred and forty-second in republican history. As doge he was also invested with the related biennial office of king of Corsica. Giustiniani ended his term on 22 September 1715 and died in

Genoa Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian ce ...

in 1735.

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18th-century Doges of Genoa People from Madrid 1676 births 1735 deaths {{Italy-noble-stub

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