Marcello Menegatto

Marcello Menegatto, who used the style His Serene Highness Marcello of Seborga (born in Lecco, Italy, 12 May 1978), is a Italian-Seborgan businessman who claimed to be the head of state of the Principality of Seborga, a micronation located in the municipality of the same name, in the Province of Imperia, in the region of Liguria, which sovereignty is only recognized in the Principality.[1][2][3]

Marcello I
Prince of Seborga
Marcello I of Seborga
Prince of Seborga
Reign2010-2019
PredecessorGiorgio I
SuccessorNina Menegatto
Born(1978-05-12)12 May 1978
Lecco, Italy
SpouseNina Menegatto (divorced)
Full name
Marcello Menegatto

Election as Prince of Seborga

On 25 November 2009 Giorgio I, who claimed to be the Prince of Seborga, died from complications due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at the age of 73.[4] The election to appoint a new prince was held on 25 April 2010, and Marcello Menegatto won with 89 votes, defeating Gian Luigi Morgia, who received 67 votes.[5][6][7][8][9]

He ran again in the 2017 elections on 23 April, defeating Radio Caroline DJ Mark Dezzani.

On the 12th of April 2019, he announced his intention to abdicate[10], and was succeeded by his ex-wife, Nina Menegatto, who was elected the first Princess of Seborga on 10 November 2019[11].

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gollark: Not mathematical "research" though.
gollark: I guess so, ish.

See also

References
  1. "Principato di Seborga". Archived from the original on 7 November 2015.
  2. "A Land Apart: Seborga".
  3. "Principality of Seborga".
  4. Giorgio Carbone, Elected Prince of Seborga, Dies at 73, By DOUGLAS MARTIN, The New York Times, 12 December 2009.
  5. "Seborga chiude una drammatica crisi politica: Marcello I eletto nuovo principe".
  6. "L'imprenditore MARCELLO MENEGATTO รจ il nuovo Principe di Seborga". Archived from the original on 7 November 2015.
  7. "A magical fairy tale come true".
  8. "The King of Nylon: 'kingdom' of Seborga ruled by hosiery heir".
  9. "Tiny Italian principality announces new monarch called 'His Tremendousness'".
  10. Letter of resignation on principatodiseborga.com
  11. Vogt, Andrea (10 November 2019). "'Her Tremendousness' elected leader of self-declared micro-nation on hilltop in Italy". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
Preceded by
Giorgio I		 Ruler of Principality of Seborga
Marcello I
2010 - 2019		 Succeeded by
Nina
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