Oneglia was a town in northern Italy

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 on the Liguria

Liguria

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n coast that was joined to Porto Maurizio to form the Comune

Comune

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 of Imperia in 1923.

Oneglia became a papal domain

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 in the 8th century after the Lombards

Lombards

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 transferred control of the town to the pope

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. Oneglia suffered from a Muslim

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 attack during this time. However, it later recovered as the town of Ripa Uneliae, and was governed by the bishop of Albenga. The Doria Family

Doria

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 purchased Oneglia and Porto Maurizio in 1298. The Dorias ruled the town until the 1500s (there were some brief interludes in which the Doria did not rule the town during this time). One of the Dorias, Andrea Doria

Andrea Doria

Andrea Doria was an Italian condottiere and admiral from Genoa.-Early life:Doria was born at Oneglia from the ancient Genoese family, the Doria di Oneglia branch of the old Doria, de Oria or de Auria family. His parents were related: Ceva Doria, co-lord of Oneglia, and Caracosa Doria, of the...

, was born in Oneglia in 1466.

In 1576 Oneglia and Porto Maurizio became part of the domain of the House of Savoy

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. The Savoyards attempted to develop Oneglia as a major port and the Savoyards and Genoese struggled for control of Oneglia during the Second Genoese-Savoyard War

Second Genoese-Savoyard War

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Oneglia resisted Napoleon during his invasion of Italy. As a reward, it was made seat of the province in 1814 but in 1860 became part of the province of Porto Maurizio until 1923.