Republic of Genoa

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city-state former country maritime republic

The Republic of Genoa was a powerful maritime city-state and commercial republic centered on the city of Genoa, which dominated Mediterranean trade and politics from the Middle Ages into the early modern period.

Aliases (4)

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city-state → former country → maritime republic →
alliedWith	Crown of Aragon → Spanish Empire →
capital	Genoa →
coexistedWith	Republic of Pisa → Republic of Venice →
commonName	Genoese Republic →
continent	Europe →
controlledTerritory	Black Sea colonies → Corsica → Crimean colonies → Liguria → Monaco →
country	Italy →
currency	Genoese lira → Genoese scudo →
dissolved	1797 →
economicBasis	banking → maritime trade →
endDate	1797 →
flag	Saint George's Cross →
founded	11th century →
governmentType	merchant republic →
headOfStateTitle	Doge of Genoa →
historicalEra	Early modern period → Middle Ages →
language	Genoese → Latin → Ligurian →
legislature	Great Council of Genoa → Minor Council of Genoa →
locatedIn	Liguria →
locatedOn	Mediterranean Sea →
notableColony	Caffa → Pera →
notableInstitution	Bank of Saint George →
notablePort	Genoa →
notableRuler	Andrea Doria →
participatedIn	Crusades → Italian Wars → War of Chioggia →
partOf	Italian states →
politicalSystem	oligarchic republic →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
replacedBy	Ligurian Republic →
rival	Ottoman Empire → Pisa → Republic of Venice →
startDate	1099 →
successor	Ligurian Republic →
todayPartOf	Italian Republic →

Referenced by (36)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Christopher Columbus → Innocentius PP. IV → Pope Julius II → Pope Julius II → Pope Sixtus IV → Sinibaldo Fieschi →	birthPlace
Caterina Gattilusio → Pope Innocent IV → Pope Sixtus IV → Sinibaldo Fieschi →	countryOfCitizenship
Carlo Buonaparte → Christopher Columbus → Giovanni Giustiniani →	citizenship
Carlo Buonaparte → Letizia Ramolino →	countryOfBirth
Caffa ("Genoese maritime empire") → Genoese colonies in Crimea ("Genoese maritime empire") →	partOf
Caterina Gattilusio →	associatedWith
Corsi →	associatedWithHistoricalRegion
War of the Reunions →	belligerent
Battle of Lepanto →	combatant
Republic of Genoa ("Genoese Republic") →	commonName
Caffa →	controlledBy
Genoese colonies in Crimea →	country
Caffa →	countryDuringMiddleAges
Corsican Republic →	enemy
Fall of Constantinople 1453 AD ("Republic of Genoa (local forces)") →	hasBelligerent
War of the Sicilian Vespers →	hasMainBelligerent
Corsicans →	historicalRulers
Battle of Lepanto →	holyLeagueMember
Giovanni Giustiniani →	militaryAllegiance
Italian Wars →	participant
Giovanni Giustiniani →	placeOfActivity
Corsican Republic →	precededBy
Treaty of Campo Formio ("Ligurian Republic") →	recognizedControlByFranceOver
Cilician Armenia →	tradePartners