Lorenzo De Mari

Coat of arms of the De Mari family

Lorenzo De Mari (baptized July 17, 1685 in Genoa ; † February 16, 1772 ibid) was the 157th Doge of the Republic of Genoa from 1744 to 1746 .

origin

Lorenzo was born in Genoa in 1685 to Niccolò De Mari and Violentina Gauli. The De Mari family played an important role in the political and business life of the Republic of Genoa from the beginning of the 12th century . Active in banking in the 17th century, they owned several fiefs in southern Italy and Corsica. His grandfather Stefano was Doge from 1663 to 1665, his uncles Girolamo from 1699 to 1701 and Domenico Maria from 1707 to 1709.

Lorenzo was brought up in a school run by the Barnabites . He published a collection of sonnets on the occasion of the coronation of his uncle Domenico Maria as Doge. In 1737 a collection of sonnets was published in Venice that celebrated his love for a noblewoman.

politics

Lorenzo was appointed magistrato straordinario in 1713 and re-elected in 1715. In 1716 he became a member of the conservatori di mare, a court responsible for maritime affairs. After that, it is no longer found in the Genoese sources for over ten years. He was several times protector of the Bank of San Giorgio (protettore delle Compere di S. Giorgio) , from 1731 to 1736 sindicatore supremo , 1736 to 1744 state inquisitor (inquisitore di Stato) and 1741 sindicatore per la Riviera di Ponente . From 1732 to 1733 he was special envoy in Milan .

His tenure as Doge from February 2, 1744 to February 2, 1746 was determined by the War of the Austrian Succession . In September 1743 Great Britain , Austria and Sardinia signed the Treaty of Worms , which guaranteed Sardinia the margraviate of Finale, which had been in Genoese possession since 1708. In northern Italy, the French and Spanish troops were successful against the Austro-Sardinian alliance in 1744 and 1745. After much hesitation, Genoa allied itself with France and Spain in the Treaty of Aranjuez in May 1745. In 1746 the Austro-Sardinian army gained the upper hand in northern Italy. Genoa was occupied in September 1746.

After the end of his tenure, De Mari, who was known for his good relations with the church, was entrusted with the collection of a 25 percent special tax on church property to finance the war costs. After Genoa regained possession of all lost territories in the Peace of Aachen (1748) , Lorenzo was entrusted with the restoration of the fortresses and the supervision of the border security.

Lorenzo wasn't married. He died on February 16, 1772 and was buried in the church of Santa Maria di Sanità.

literature

• Cavanna Ciappina:  De Mari, Lorenzo. In: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 38. Rome 1990.

predecessor	Office	successor
Domenico Canevaro	Doge of the Republic of Genoa 1744–1746	Giovanni Francesco Brignole Sale