Leonardo Cattaneo della Volta
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Leonardo Cattaneo della Volta (1487 - 16th century) was a doge of Genoa
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Cattaneo was a procurator of the Republic of Genoa
since 1533. The following year, doge Battista Lomellini appointed him as governor of Corsica
. In 1536 he returned to Genoa where he established the Officio dei Poveri ("Office of the Poor"), a charitable institution which coordinates help to some 4,000 citizens. In 1541 he was elected as doge. During his rule he promoted several building programs (walls of the Arco Gates, the port etc.), but had also to face a famine.
After the end of his two years as doge he returned to his palace near the church of San Torpete
. In 1547, when the plot Giovanni Luigi Fieschi
broke out, he was selected by doge Benedetto Gentile Pevere to suppress the rebels together with former doge Cristoforo Rosso Grimaldi.
Doge of Genoa
The Republic of Genoa, in what is now northern Italy, was technically a communal republic in the early Middle Ages, although it was actually an oligarchy ruled by a small group of merchant families, from whom were selected the Doges of Genoa.- History :...
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Cattaneo was a procurator of the Republic of Genoa
Republic of Genoa
The Most Serene Republic of Genoa |Ligurian]]: Repúbrica de Zêna) was an independent state from 1005 to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast, as well as Corsica from 1347 to 1768, and numerous other territories throughout the Mediterranean....
since 1533. The following year, doge Battista Lomellini appointed him as governor of Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
. In 1536 he returned to Genoa where he established the Officio dei Poveri ("Office of the Poor"), a charitable institution which coordinates help to some 4,000 citizens. In 1541 he was elected as doge. During his rule he promoted several building programs (walls of the Arco Gates, the port etc.), but had also to face a famine.
After the end of his two years as doge he returned to his palace near the church of San Torpete
San Torpete
San Torpete is a church in central Genoa, northern Italy, dedicated to Saint Torpes. It was founded in the 11th century by local merchants. It was rebuilt in the 18th century under designs conceived by Giovanni Antonio Ricca....
. In 1547, when the plot Giovanni Luigi Fieschi
Giovanni Luigi Fieschi
Giovanni Luigi Fieschi was a Genoese nobleman, count of Lavagna. He is the subject of the play Fiesco by Friedrich Schiller.-Biography:...
broke out, he was selected by doge Benedetto Gentile Pevere to suppress the rebels together with former doge Cristoforo Rosso Grimaldi.