Leonardo Montaldo or di Montaldo (1319 – 14 June 1384[1]) was a statesman who became the 7th doge of the Republic of Genoa.
Leonardo Montaldo | |
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| 9th Lifetime Doge of the Republic of Genoa | |
| In office 7 April 1383 – 14 June 1384 | |
| Preceded by | Federico di Pagana |
| Succeeded by | Antoniotto Adorno |
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| Born | 1319 Ceranesi, Republic of Genoa |
| Died | 14 June 1384 Genoa, Republic of Genoa |
| Political party | Popolani |
Leonardo was born in San Martino di Paravanico, near modern-day Ceranesi in the Polcevera valley. His family was from Gavi.[2] Little is known of his life before the dogate. He was elected by a commission[3] despite the fact that a large share of the population supported Antoniotto Adorno. According to some sources, Montaldo had accepted to rule the Republic only for six months, although his term went past six months.[4]
Once in office, like his predecessors, Montaldo tried to reorganize the Republic and in particular the fiscal system. But on 11 June 1384 it became clear that he had contracted the plague during an outbreak in the city and he died in Genoa three days later. Antoniotto Adorno was elected doge the next day.
References
edit- ^ Ceschi, Carlo (1981). Chiese di Genova (in Italian). Stringa. p. 249. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "MONTALDO, Leonardo". Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Giudici, Paolo (1931). Storia D'Italia Narrata Al Popolo, Dalla Fondazione Di Roma Alla Grande Guerra Nazionale (in Italian). Casa editrice G. Nerbini. p. 137. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Leo, Heinrich (1842). Storia degli stati italiani dalla caduta dell'impero romano fino all'anno1840: 1 (in Italian). Società editrice fiorentina. p. 591. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
Passati che furono i sei mesi, pe' quali Leonardo aveva solo voluto accettare il dogato