Andrea Doria
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Andrea Doria, Prince of Melfi was an Italian statesman, condottiero and admiral, who played a key role in the Republic of Genoa during his lifetime.
Portrait of Andrea Doria, c. 1520, by Sebastiano del Piombo
Natal home of Andrea Doria in Oneglia
Portrait tentatively identified with Doria. Jan Massys, 1555.
Portrait of Andrea Doria as Neptune by Agnolo Bronzino
Republic of Genoa
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The Republic of Genoa was a medieval and early modern maritime republic from the years 1099 to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast. During the Late Middle Ages, it was a major commercial
Andrea Doria
…Italian: ; Ligurian: Drîa Döia ; 30 November 1466 – 25 November 1560) was an Italian statesman, condottiero and admiral, who played a key role in the Republic of Genoa during his lifetime. Doria was considered the foremost naval leader in Europe at his time. From 1528, he served as Holy Roman Emperor Charles V's grand…
The Siege of Antioch, 1098.
Galata Tower (1348) in Galata, Istanbul.
The Genoese fortress in Sudak, Crimea.
A view of Genoa and its fleet by Christoforo de Grassi (1597 copy, after a drawing of 1481); Galata Museo del Mare, Genoa