Lamba D'Oria (also spelled Doria) (1245–1323) was an Italian admiral 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 ...
.
The brother of the ''
capitano del popolo
Captain of the People ( it, Capitano del popolo, Lombard: ''Capitani del Popol'') was an administrative title used in Italy during the Middle Ages, established essentially to balance the power and authority of the noble families of the Italian ci ...
''
Oberto Doria
Oberto D'Oria (died 1306) was an Italian politician and admiral of the Republic of Genoa, ruling the republic as Capitano del popolo.
Biography
Oberto Doria was born at Genoa before 1230, the oldest of four sons of Pietro Doria and Mabilia Casic ...
, he was one of the best Genoese admirals, together with his descendant
Andrea Doria
Andrea Doria, Prince of Melfi (; lij, Drîa Döia ; 30 November 146625 November 1560) was a Genoese statesman, ', and admiral, who played a key role in the Republic of Genoa during his lifetime.
As the ruler of Genoa, Doria reformed the Repu ...
. He defeated the
Venetians in the
battle of Curzola
The Battle of Curzola (today Korčula, southern Dalmatia, now in Croatia) was a naval battle fought on 9 September 1298 between the Genoese and Venetian navies. It was a disaster for Venice, a major setback among the many battles fought in th ...
in 1298, where he took prisoner the admiral
Andrea Dandolo
Andrea Dandolo (13067 September 1354) was elected the 54th doge of Venice in 1343, replacing Bartolomeo Gradenigo who died in late 1342.
Early life
Trained in historiography and law, Andrea Dandolo studied at the University of Padua, where ...
(who subsequently committed suicide) and, according to a tradition,
Marco Polo
Marco Polo (, , ; 8 January 1324) was a Venetian merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295. His travels are recorded in ''The Travels of Marco Polo'' (also known as ''Book of the Marv ...
.
[ Polo, Marco; Latham, Ronald (translator) (1958). ''The Travels of Marco Polo'', p. 16. New York: Penguin Books. .]
After his triumphal return to Genoa, the commune donated him a palace in the
San Matteo Square and other lands at
Savona
Savona (; lij, Sann-a ) is a seaport and ''comune'' in the west part of the northern Italy, Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea.
Savona used to be one of the chie ...
, where today a Palazzo D'Oria Lamba is still existing (such as others in Genoa and
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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). He was also proclaimed ''capitano del popolo''. Emperor
Henry VII gave him the command of 40
galley
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s.
References
1245 births
1323 deaths
Lamba
13th-century Genoese people
14th-century Genoese people
Genoese admirals
People of the War of Curzola
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