Giuseppe Lomellini

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Giuseppe Lomellini
175th Doge of the Republic of Genoa
In office
February 4, 1777 – February 4, 1779
Preceded byBrizio Giustiniani
Succeeded byGiacomo Maria Brignole
Personal details
Born1723
Genoa, Republic of Genoa
Died1803
Genoa, Republic of Genoa

Giuseppe Lomellini (Genoa, 1723 – Genoa, 1803) was the 175th Doge of the Republic of Genoa.

Biography[edit]

Lomellini ascended to dogal power on February 4, 1777, the one hundred and thirty in biennial succession and the one hundred and seventy-fifth in republican history. For the coronation ceremony at the Genoa Cathedral, the Genoese senate ordered a new purple and a new royal cloak for the wear of the previous clothing and greeted the election of the new doge with fifty-one cannon shots instead of the thirty thunder routines. During his dogate the ruinous fire of the Ducal palace occurred on the morning of November 3, 1777, followed by a prompt reconstruction and embellishment of the Palace. The following year the construction of the so-called "New Road" was decided. The two-year term ended on February 4, 1779. Giuseppe Lomellini died in Genoa in 1803.[1]

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References[edit]

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