Francesco Invrea (Genoa, 1641Genoa, 1723) was the 132nd
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 L ...
and king of
Corsica.
Biography
His dogate was internally characterized by normal administrative activity and, on the other hand, it was in foreign policy that Doge Invrea had to juggle contrasts and problems, especially in economic terms. During the mandate of Francesco Invrea, moreover, the archbishop of Genoa Giulio Vincenzo Gentile died in June or July 1694 who, compared to his predecessor
Giambattista Spinola, gave life in his episcopate to a more fruitful "religious collaboration" with the Republic of Genoa. At the end of the two-year period, he left his residence in the Doge's Palace on 9 September 1695 to retire to private life. He was appointed perpetual prosecutor by the body of supreme syndicators. He died in Genoa in 1723.
See also
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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 L ...
*
Doge of Genoa
The Doge of Genoa ( lij, Dûxe, ; la, Januensium dux et populi defensor, "Commander of the Genoese and Defender of the People") was the ruler of the Republic of Genoa, a city-state and soon afterwards a maritime republic, from 1339 until t ...
Sources
* Buonadonna, Sergio. ''Rosso doge. I dogi della Repubblica di Genova dal 1339 al 1797.''
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17th-century Doges of Genoa
1641 births
1723 deaths