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Giovanni Battista Cambiaso

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Giovanni Battista Cambiaso
171st Doge of the Republic of Genoa
In office
April 16, 1771 – December 23, 1772
Preceded byGiovanni Battista Negrone
Succeeded byFerdinando Spinola
Personal details
BornJuly 19, 1711
Genoa, Republic of Genoa
DiedDecember 23, 1772
Genoa, Republic of Genoa

Giovanni Battista Cambiaso (Genoa, July 19, 1711 - Genoa, December 23, 1772) was the 171st Doge of the Republic of Genoa.

Biography

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On 16 April 1771 Cambiaso was elected doge with 276 votes out of 366 and on 8 February 1772 the sumptuous coronation ceremony took place, on this occasion the Arcadians wanted to celebrate it with a poetic Serto including various sonnets and songs. Cambiaso, still in office, died suddenly from unknown reasons on December 23, 1772, at 61 years old.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CAMBIASO, Giovanni Battista in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-07-27.