French bombardment of Genoa

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The French bombardment of Genoa was a devastating 1684 naval attack by Louis XIV’s fleet against the Republic of Genoa, intended to punish its alliance with Spain and assert French dominance in the Mediterranean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the Nine Years' War prelude
military operation
naval bombardment
aftermath Genoa reaffirmed formal submission to France
strengthening of French naval prestige
belligerentAllegiance Bourbon monarchy
surface form: France–Bourbon monarchy

Genoa–independent maritime republic
belligerentCommander Abraham Duquesne
Anne Hilarion de Tourville
Marquis de Mortemart
surface form: Louis Victor de Rochechouart de Mortemart
cause French desire to assert dominance in the Mediterranean
Genoese alliance with Spain
Genoese support for Spain in shipbuilding and finance
combatant Kingdom of France
Republic of Genoa
consequence Doge of Genoa forced to visit Versailles
increased French influence in the western Mediterranean
country Kingdom of France
damage destruction of palaces and churches
large-scale fires in Genoa
endDate 1684-05-28
hasParticipant French Navy
Genoese navy
surface form: Genoese fleet
location Genoa
Ligurian Sea
method naval artillery bombardment
use of bomb vessels
opponent Republic of Genoa
opposedBy Spanish monarchy
surface form: Spanish monarchy (diplomatically)
orderedBy Louis XIV of France
partOf Franco-Genoese conflict
Louis XIV's Mediterranean policy
politicalContext balance-of-power politics in late 17th-century Europe
rivalry between France and Spain
result French victory
Genoa compelled to seek peace with France
political humiliation of the Republic of Genoa
severe destruction of Genoa
significantFor development of naval bombardment tactics
history of Genoa
history of the Mediterranean
startDate 1684-05-18
target Genoese fortifications
Genoa
surface form: city of Genoa

civilian buildings
harbour installations
timePeriod 17th century
year 1684

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War of the Reunions significantEvent French bombardment of Genoa