Guglielmo Boccanegra

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Guglielmo Boccanegra

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'''Guglielmo Boccanegra''' was a [[Genoa|Genoese]] nobleman who briefly ruled the [[Republic of Genoa]] as "[[Captain of the People]]" in 1257–1262. Boccanegra took power at the head of the popular [[Ghibelline]] faction amidst the discontent following a financial crisis and the defeats suffered against the [[Republic of Venice]] in the [[War of Saint Sabas]]. In 1260, he began construction of the [[Palazzo San Giorgio]]. In the following year, Boccanegra secured an important diplomatic victory with the [[Treaty of Nymphaeum (1261)|Treaty of Nymphaeum]] with the [[Empire of Nicaea]] which after the Nicaean recovery of [[Constantinople]] led to the establishment of a Genoese trading colony at [[Galata]]. Despite this success, Boccanegra failed to silence the domestic opposition of the [[Guelphs and Ghibellines|Guelph]] noble families, who deposed him in a bloody coup in May 1262. In exile, Boccanegra entered the service of the [[King of France]], undertaking the fortification of [[Aigues-Mortes]] as its governor. He died there sometime in 1273.

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July 31, 2019 at 05:21PM