Battista Lomellini

Battista Lomellini


48th Doge of the Republic of Genoa
In office 4 January 1533 – 4 January 1535
Preceded by	Battista Spinola
Succeeded by	Cristoforo Grimaldi Rosso

Personal details
Born	1460 Genoa, Republic of Genoa
Died	1540 Genoa, Republic of Genoa

Battista Lomellini (Genoa, 1460 – Genoa, 1540) was the 48th Doge of the Republic of Genoa.^[1]

Biography

The strong skills of Lomellini led him to the appointment on 4 January 1533, the third in biennial succession and the forty-eighth in republican history. It was during his dogate that he still received, with great solemnity, Charles V in a meeting in Rivarolo with the entire Senate. In his two-year dogale, he re-established commercial relations with the Kingdom of France. When his mandate ended, on 4 January 1535, he received his last assignment as ambassador and speaker of the Republic for the meeting in 1537 with Pope Paul III at Savona.^[2]

Lomellini was married twice, his first wife was Caterina di Carlotto Lomellini, while in second marriage he married Luisina di Lodisio Doria, he had numerous children, including Gioffredo, Oberto and Battista.^[2]

References

^ "European Heraldry :: Doges of Genoa 1500-1600". www.europeanheraldry.org. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
^ ^a ^b "LOMELLINI, Battista in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-07-26.