Doge of Genoa

Doge of Genoa
Doge of Genoa
	Coat of arms
	Giovanni Battista Durazzo
Style	Altezza Serenissima
Residence	Palazzo Ducale
Appointer	; Great Council and Minor Council
Formation	23 December 1339
First holder	Simone Boccanegra
Final holder	Giacomo Maria Brignole
Abolished	17 June 1797

The Doge of Genoa^[1] was the head of state of the Republic of Genoa, a city-state and soon afterwards a maritime republic, from 1339 until the state's extinction in 1797. Originally elected for life, after 1528 the Doges were elected for terms of two years.^[2] The Republic (or Dogate) was ruled by a small group of merchant families, from whom the doges were selected.

^ (Ligurian: Dûxe, pronounced [ˈdyːʒe]; Latin: Januensium dux et populi defensor, "Commander of the Genoese and Defender of the People")
^ Chisholm 1911.

[1] (Ligurian: Dûxe, pronounced [ˈdyːʒe]; Latin: Januensium dux et populi defensor, "Commander of the Genoese and Defender of the People")

[FOOTNOTEChisholm1911-2] Chisholm 1911.

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Doge of Genoa
Coat of arms
Giovanni Battista Durazzo
Style	Altezza Serenissima
Residence	Palazzo Ducale
Appointer	Great Council and Minor Council
Formation	23 December 1339
First holder	Simone Boccanegra
Final holder	Giacomo Maria Brignole
Abolished	17 June 1797