Andrea Spinola

Andrea Spinola (Genoa, 1562 - Genoa, 1641) was the 99th Doge of the Republic of Genoa.

Andrea Spinola
99th Doge of the Republic of Genoa
In office
26 June 1629  26 June 1631
Preceded byGiovanni Luca Chiavari
Succeeded byLeonardo Della Torre
Personal details
Born1562
Genoa, Republic of Genoa
Died1641
Genoa, Republic of Genoa

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.[1]

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.[1]

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 in the Avellino area.[1]

See also

References

  1. Mario Mercenaro, Sergio Buonadonna. Rosso doge. I dogi della Repubblica di Genova dal 1339 al 1797 (in Italian). De Ferrari.
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