Lorenzo De Mari

Lorenzo De Mari (Genoa, 1685 - Genoa, April 16, 1772) was the 157th Doge of the Republic of Genoa and king of Corsica.

Lorenzo De Mari
157th Doge of the Republic of Genoa
In office
February 1, 1744  February 1, 1746
Preceded byDomenico Canevaro
Succeeded byGiovanni Francesco II Brignole Sale
Personal details
Born1685
Genoa, Republic of Genoa
DiedApril 16, 1772
Genoa, Republic of Genoa

Biography

Grandson of the Doge Stefano De Mari, and member of the noble De Mari family, he was born in Genoa during the year of 1685. Lorenzo De Mari was officially crowned Doge of the Republic on July 18 in the Cathedral of Genoa, the religious and civil ceremony was officiated by Gerolamo Della Torre, his personal friend and celebrant by express will of the neo doge. When the dogal office ceased on 1 February 1746, the "deeply religious" De Mari was identified by the government as the implementer of a special and extraordinary 25% taxation plan on the Church's assets to compensate for war expenses and possibly "vigorously in perpetuity ". And it was also the former doge who promoted in the ecclesiastical circles donations and voluntary contributions of religious orders to the war cause of the Republic. De Mari died in Genoa on February 16, 1772.[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. Buonadonna, Sergio. Rosso doge. I dogi della Repubblica di Genova dal 1339 al 1797 (in Italian). De Ferrari.
  2. "DE MARI". Enciclopedia Italiana (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  3. Ciappina, Maristella Cavanna (1990). "DE MARI, Lorenzo". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 38: Della Volpe–Denza (in Italian). Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana.

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