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Agostino Pallavicini
Agostino Pallavicini (Genoa, 1577Genoa, 1649) was the 103rd Doge of the Republic of Genoa and king of Corsica. Biography For the Republic of Genoa he held various institutional positions, including Doge of the Republic of Genoa, governor of Corsica, also called King, in the period between 1606 and 1608 and the position of protector of Bank of Saint George in 1625. On 13 July 1637 he was invested by the Grand Council of the highest customs office: the fifty-eighth in two-year succession and the one hundred and third in republican history. As doge he was also invested with the biennial office of King of Corsica and was the first to bear that title. Under his command, construction began on the Lighthouse of Genoa pier. Appointed perpetual procurator at the end of his mandate, on 13 July 1639, he died in Genoa during 1649. His body was buried inside the Basilica of San Siro. See also * Doge of Genoa * Republic of Genoa * Pallavicini family The Pallavicini (plural, often us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Van Dyck
Sir Anthony van Dyck (; ; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Flemish Baroque painting, Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Spanish Netherlands and Italy. The seventh child of Frans van Dyck, a wealthy silk merchant in Antwerp, Anthony painted from an early age. He was successful as an independent painter in his late teens and became a master in the Guild of Saint Luke, Antwerp Guild on 18 October 1617.Davies, Justin. 'A new date for Anthony van Dyck's free mastership'. ''The Burlington Magazine'' 165 (February 2023), pp. 162–165. By this time, he was working in the studio of the leading northern painter of the day, Peter Paul Rubens, who became a major influence on his work. Van Dyck worked in London for some months in 1621, then returned to Flanders for a brief time, before travelling to Italy, where he stayed until 1627, mostly in Genoa. In the late 1620s he completed his greatly admired ''Iconography'' se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doge Of Genoa
The Doge of Genoa ( ) was the head of state of the Republic of Genoa, a city-state and soon afterwards a Maritime republics, maritime republic, from 1339 until the state's extinction in 1797. Originally elected for life, after 1528 the Doge (title), doges were elected for terms of two years. The Republic (or Dogate) was ruled by a small group of merchant families, from whom the doges were selected. Form of address The Genoese doge's form of address initially was "''eccelso"'' (exalted), then "''illustrissimo"'' (most illustrious), "''eccellentissimo"'' (most excellent), and finally, "''serenissimo principe"'' (most serene prince), "''signore"'' (lord), or "''altezza serenissima"'' (most serene highness). History The first Doge (title), Doge of Genoa, Simone Boccanegra (Ligurian (Romance language), Ligurian: ''Scimón Boccanéigra''), whose name is kept alive by Giuseppe Verdi, Verdi's Simon Boccanegra, opera, was appointed by public acclaim in 1339. Initially the Doge of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Francesco I Brignole Sale
Giovanni Francesco Brignole (Genoa, 1582 - Genoa, 1637) was the 102nd Doge of the Republic of Genoa and the first king of Corsica. Biography During his dogal two-year period he preferred to start a situation of impartiality and economic neutrality and, consequently, also political both with the Kingdom of France and with the Spanish Empire. In his mandate, moreover, he started negotiations and purchases for some fiefs of the Genoese and the Ligurian region originally in the hands of the Spinola and Doria dynasties. One of the main reasons why Gian Francesco Brignole Sale is remembered is that during his mandate he not only managed to guarantee Genoese independence in the face of the great European powers, but above all he managed to considerably transform the genoese institution, managing to make them recognize real royal attributions. With Corsica the pretext was found, the doge became king of Corsica. The official investiture of the Virgin Mary dates back almost to the end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Battista Durazzo
Giovanni Battista Durazzo (Genoa, 1565 - Genoa, 28 May 1642) was the 104th Doge of the Republic of Genoa and king of Corsica. By birth, was member of the Durazzo family. Biography Giovanni Battista Durazzo's dogate, the fifty-ninth in biennial succession and the one hundred and fourth in republican history, was inevitably conditioned by the mandate of his predecessor Agostino Pallavicini who, favoring a "naval rebirth" of the republic and more economic independence from the Spain of Philip IV, consequently, broke the relations between the two states, forcing the doge Durazzo, considered more traditional, to a new negotiation with the Spaniards. Inside the Genoese borders, during his dogate, the construction of the Molo Nuovo proceeded: an important 17th-century port engineering work signed by Ansaldo De Mari. After the dogal mandate ended on July 28, 1641, Giovanni Battista Durazzo was appointed among the perpetual prosecutors after the favorable ruling of the supreme trade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genoa
Genoa ( ; ; ) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy. As of 2025, 563,947 people live within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 818,651 inhabitants, more than 1.5 million people live in the wider metropolitan area stretching along the Italian Riviera. On the Gulf of Genoa in the Ligurian Sea, Genoa has historically been one of the most important ports on the Mediterranean: it is the busiest city in Italy and in the Mediterranean Sea and twelfth-busiest in the European Union. Genoa was the capital of one of the most powerful maritime republics for over seven centuries, from the 11th century to 1797. Particularly from the 12th century to the 15th century, the city played a leading role in the history of commerce and trade in Europe, becoming one of the largest naval powers of the continent and considered among the wealthiest cities in the world. It was also nicknamed ''la S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Genoa
The Republic of Genoa ( ; ; ) was a medieval and early modern Maritime republics, maritime republic from the years 1099 to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italy, Italian coast. During the Late Middle Ages, it was a major commercial power in both the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and Black Sea. Between the 16th and 17th centuries, it was one of the major financial centres of Europe. Throughout its history, the Genoese Republic established Genoese colonies, numerous colonies throughout the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, including Corsica from 1347 to 1768, Monaco, Gazaria (Genoese colonies), Southern Crimea from 1266 to 1475, and the islands of Lesbos and Chios from the 14th century to 1462 and 1566, respectively. With the arrival of the early modern period, the Republic had lost many of its colonies, and shifted its focus to banking. This was successful for Genoa, which remained a hub of capitalism, with highly developed banks and trading companies. Genoa was known as ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corsica
Corsica ( , , ; ; ) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the Regions of France, 18 regions of France. It is the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the Metropolitan France#Hexagon, French mainland, west of the Italian Peninsula and immediately north of the Italian island of Sardinia, the nearest land mass. A single chain of mountains makes up two-thirds of the island. , it had a population of 355,528. The island is a Single territorial collectivity, territorial collectivity of France, and is expected to achieve "a form of autonomy" in the near future. The regional capital is Ajaccio. Although the region is divided into two administrative Departments of France, departments, Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud, their respective regional and departmental Territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities were merged on 1 January 2018 to form the single territorial collectivity of Corsica. Corsican aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bank Of Saint George
The Bank of Saint George ( or informally as ''Ufficio di San Giorgio'' or ''Banco'') was a financial institution of the Republic of Genoa. It was founded on 23 April 1407 to consolidate the public debt, which had been escalating due to the war with Venice for trading and financial dominance. The Bank's primary mission was to facilitate the management of the San Giorgio shares (''luoghi''). It was one of the oldest chartered banks in Europe and of the world. The Bank's headquarters were at the Palazzo San Giorgio, which was built in the 13th century by the order of Guglielmo Boccanegra, uncle of Simone Boccanegra, the first Doge of Genoa. On June 11, 1857 the ancient lock from the vault of the bank of St George was presented to the Philadelphia historical society by Lieutenant George H. Hare USN. The ''Financial Times'' hailed it as "the world's first modern, public bank", partly due to its innovative character. Operations Its parent, Casa di San Giorgio, administered the Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lighthouse Of Genoa
The Lighthouse of Genoa (), known as ''La Lanterna'', is the main lighthouse serving the Port of Genoa. Besides being an important aid to night navigation in the vicinity, the tower serves as a symbol and a landmark for the city of Genoa. Rebuilt in its current shape in 1543 replacing the former lighthouse, it is the world's fourth oldest lighthouse, following the Tower of Hercules in A Coruña, Spain, Hook Head Lighthouse in Ireland, Kõpu Lighthouse, on the island of Hiiumaa, Estonia. Built of masonry, at , it is constructed in two square portions, each one capped by a terrace. The whole structure is crowned by a lantern from which the light is shone. Between 1543 and the construction of the lighthouse on Île Vierge, France in 1902, it was the tallest lighthouse in the world. It is now the world's fifth tallest lighthouse, the second tallest lighthouse built in traditional masonry after Île Vierge and the tallest lighthouse of the Mediterranean Sea. When measured as a whole wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Siro (Genoa)
San Siro is a Roman Catholic basilica located on the street of the same name, in the quartiere of the Maddalena in central Genoa, Liguria, Italy. History One of the oldest churches in the city, it occupies the site of a former church originally dedicated to the apostles. In later centuries, the church was renamed after St Syrus of Genoa, a beatified bishop. Originally the cathedral of Genoa, it stood outside of the original walls, and was vulnerable to attacks from Saracen pirates; the title of cathedral was transferred to San Lorenzo. There is another church dedicated to San Siro, San Siro di Struppa, outside the city center. Legend holds that the bishop was able to banish a basilisk that dwelt in a well adjacent to the church; a plaque on a nearby house recalls the miracle. This event is represented in a medieval bas relief on the portico arcade next to the church, as well as a fresco by Carlone in the apse. From the tenth to twelfth centuries, building of the original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pallavicini Family
The Pallavicini (plural, often used in the singular Pallavicino for individual members) are an Italian nobility, Italian noble family whose name dates back to the 11th century. The first known representative of this name was Oberto il Pelavicino († 1148), a descendant of the frankish Obertenghi, house of Obertenghi from the early Middle Ages. The Obertenghi had been March of Genoa, Margraves of Eastern Liguria since 951 and from around 1000 also Margraves of Milan, Tortona, and Genoa. The family split into two main branches, one based in Lombardy and the other in Genoa, both of which developed extensive sub-branches. In 1360, the family was granted the title of Margrave (Marchese). The Lombard branch expanded its ancestral holdings in the 13th century and established its own state, the Stato Pallavicino, in the Emilia region between Cremona, Parma, and Piacenza. This state was annexed by the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza, Duchy of Parma in 1587. The Genoese branch was part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
17th-century Doges Of Genoa
The 17th century lasted from January 1, 1601 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCI), to December 31, 1700 (MDCC). It falls into the early modern period of Europe and in that continent (whose impact on the world was increasing) was characterized by the Baroque cultural movement, the latter part of the Spanish Golden Age, the Dutch Golden Age, the French ''Grand Siècle'' dominated by Louis XIV, the Scientific Revolution, the world's first public company and megacorporation known as the Dutch East India Company, and according to some historians, the General Crisis. From the mid-17th century, European politics were increasingly dominated by the Kingdom of France of Louis XIV, where royal power was solidified domestically in the civil war of the Fronde. The semi-feudal territorial French nobility was weakened and subjugated to the power of an absolute monarchy through the reinvention of the Palace of Versailles from a hunting lodge to a gilded prison, in which a greatly expanded r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
