Giovanni Battista Cambiaso

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
Born(1711-07-19)July 19, 1711
DiedDecember 23, 1772(1772-12-23) (aged 61)
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

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

References

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