Cesare Gentile

Cesare Gentile (Genoa, 1614 - Genoa, 1681) was the 119th Doge of the Republic of Genoa and king of Corsica.

Cesare Gentile
119th Doge of the Republic of Genoa
In office
May 10, 1667  May 10, 1669
Preceded byCesare Durazzo
Succeeded byFrancesco Garbarino
Personal details
Born1614
Genoa, Republic of Genoa
Died1681
Genoa, Republic of Genoa

Biography

At age 53, on May 10, 1667, the Grand Council elected Gentile as the new doge of Genoa, the seventy-fourth in two-year succession and the nineteenth in republican history. As doge he was also invested with the related biennial office of king of Corsica. He led an almost peaceful and administrative Dogate, except for some disagreements with the Chapter of the Genoa Cathedral, with the Genoese archbishop Giambattista Spinola and with the Inquisitor of the Holy Office. The dogate ceased on May 10, 1669 Cesare Gentile still dealt with public assignments. He died in Genoa in 1681.[1][2]

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See also

References

  1. "GENTILE, Cesare in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-07-28.
  2. Buonadonna, Sergio. Rosso doge. The Doges of the Republic of Genoa from 1339 to 1797 (in Italian). De Ferrari.
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