Andrea Doria

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Andrea Doria was a prominent 16th-century Genoese admiral and statesman who reorganized the Republic of Genoa and became one of the most influential naval leaders in Mediterranean politics.

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Andrea Doria canonical 12
The Andrea Doria 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf admiral
human
military leader
nobleman
statesman
activeInPeriod 16th century
birthDate 1466-11-30
birthPlace Oneglia
Republic of Genoa
citizenship Republic of Genoa
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Genoa
deathDate 1560-11-25
deathPlace Genoa
Republic of Genoa
employer Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of France
Republic of Genoa
era Renaissance
ethnicGroup Italian
familyName Doria
givenName Andrea
hasLegacy Italian battleship Andrea Doria named after him
ocean liner SS Andrea Doria named after him
influenced Mediterranean naval politics
political structure of the Republic of Genoa
militaryBranch navy
militaryRank admiral
name Andrea Doria self-link
nobleFamily Doria family
notableAchievement commanded imperial fleets for Charles V
fought against the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean
freed Genoa from French domination in 1528
led Genoese fleet in the Mediterranean
participated in the Italian Wars
placed Genoa under the protection of Charles V
reorganized the constitution of the Republic of Genoa in 1528
secured Genoese independence and oligarchic government
notableBattle Battle of Genoa (1528 operations against the French)
Battle of Pianosa (1519)
Battle of Preveza
notableWork reorganization of the Republic of Genoa
occupation admiral
condottiero
statesman
politicalAlignment pro-imperial
positionHeld de facto ruler of the Republic of Genoa
imperial admiral of Charles V
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
residence Genoa

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Republic of Genoa notableRuler Andrea Doria
U.C. Sampdoria formedByMergerOf Andrea Doria
Perino del Vaga employer Andrea Doria
Andrea Doria name Andrea Doria self-link
Genoese navy notableCommander Andrea Doria
Newman (Seinfeld character) appearsInEpisode Andrea Doria
subject surface form: Newman
this entity surface form: The Andrea Doria
Conquest of Tunis (1535) commander Andrea Doria
Giovanni Luigi Fieschi opponent Andrea Doria