Andrea Spinola (Genoa, 1562 - Genoa, 1641) was the 99th
Doge
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of the
Republic of Genoa
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Biography
On 26 June 1629 Spinola was chosen by the Grand Council to lead the highest office in the state: the fifty-fourth in two-year succession and the ninety-ninth in republican history.
At the end of the Doge's two-year period, on 26 June 1631, he was therefore elected from among the perpetual prosecutors, taking up various positions for the Genoese state until his death. He died in Genoa in 1641 and his body was buried inside the chapel of the Nativity of the church of San Francesco di Castelletto.
From the marriage to Cecilia Spinola, daughter of Gerolamo Spinola, he had eleven children: four boys and seven girls. Among these Gerolamo and Carlo Spinola, that was the prince of
Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi
Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. It has been a historical site of significance in the history of Southern Italy.
Geography
Just on a hilltop near the Fredano Ri ...
in the
Avellino
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area.
See also
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Republic of Genoa
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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 (ti ...
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House of Spinola
The House of Spinola, or Spinola family, is a Genoese noble family which played a leading role in the Republic of Genoa. Their influence was at its greatest extent in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
Notable members
Guido Spinola was ...
References
17th-century Doges of Genoa
1562 births
1641 deaths
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