Nuvolone Alberici (alternatively ''Nuvelonus'', ''Nubelo'', or ''Nebolonus'') was a
diplomat and
statesman of the early
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 La ...
during some of its formative years. He was a brother of
Ottobuono Alberici.
He was first appointed a ''console dei placiti'' and ''socio'' within a ''società'', a trading society, commercing with
Sicily
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in 1158. In 1160, he was reelected with his brother and, in 1162, he was elected ''console del Comune'', the highest political post in the republic. On 9 June, he was at the court of the
Emperor Frederick I to secure recognition of the Genoese commune. He was reelected consul in 1168 and 1178.
In 1164, he went with the ''genero'' (general) Anglerio to
Algeria
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to establish a ''società'' in
Béjaïa
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. In 1168, he travelled to
Sardinia
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to mediate the war between the ''filogenovesi'' and ''filopisani'', the supporters of Genoa and
Pisa, respectively. He forced a treaty on the warring ''
giudicati'' of
Arborea
Arborea is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Oristano, Sardinia, Italy, whose economy is largely based on agriculture and cattle breeding with production of vegetables, rice, fruit and milk (notably the local milk product Arborea).
Histo ...
,
Logudoro
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, and
Cagliari and obtained a promise from
Barison II of Logudoro to defend the rights of Genoa in Arborea, then under the control of another
Barison II, who had defaulted on his tribute to the Genoese in return for the royal coronation they had obtained for him in 1164.
In 1169, Nuvolone and
Baldizone Usodimare resolved a territorial controversy in
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with ambassadors from Pisa and
Lucca
Lucca ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a fertile plain near the Ligurian Sea. The city has a population of about 89,000, while its province has a population of 383,957.
Lucca is known as one ...
. In 1171, he was at the latter city to negotiate a treaty forming a common army.
Around 1170, he received
Byzantine
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ambassadors from
Manuel I Manuel I may refer to:
* Manuel I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (1143–1180)
*Manuel I of Trebizond, Emperor of Trebizond (1228–1263)
*Manuel I of Portugal
Manuel I (; 31 May 146913 December 1521), known as the Fortunate ( pt, O Venturoso), wa ...
at
Terracina
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History Ancient times
Terracina appears in anci ...
with three ships. Manuel was seeking to ally with Pisa and Genoa against
Venice
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. In 1179, Nuvolone accompanied the
archbishop of Genoa
The Archdiocese of Genoa ( la, Archidioecesis Ianuensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. Erected in the 3rd century, it was elevated to an archdiocese on 20 March 1133. The archdiocese of Ge ...
,
Ugone della Volta Ugone della Volta was the second Archbishop of Genoa from 1163 to 1188 after Siro de' Porcello. He was a peacemaker in the city of Genoa, mediating between the various factions and families at a time when it was growing into a Mediterranean power. ...
, to the
First Lateran Council in
Rome
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. Nuvolone was reelected consul in 1181, 1184, and 1192, the last time despite the arrival of
Manegoldo del Tettoccio da Brescia, who had made himself the first ''
podestà
Podestà (, English: Potestate, Podesta) was the name given to the holder of the highest civil office in the government of the cities of Central and Northern Italy during the Late Middle Ages. Sometimes, it meant the chief magistrate of a city ...
'', in 1190.
Sources
* Caravale, Mario (ed). ''Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani''.
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