Costantino Balbi

Costantino Balbi
154th Doge of the Republic of Genoa
In office
February 7, 1738 – February 7, 1740
Preceded byNicolò Cattaneo Della Volta
Succeeded byNicolò Spinola
Personal details
BornSeptember 12, 1676
Genoa, Republic of Genoa
Died1741
Genoa, Republic of Genoa

Costantino Balbi (Genoa, 12 September 1676 - Genoa, 1741) was the 154th Doge of the Republic of Genoa and king of Corsica.

Biography

On February 7, 1738, he was elected by the Grand Council as the new doge of the Republic: the one hundred and eighth in biennial succession and the one hundred and fifty-fourth in republican history. As doge he was also invested with the related biennial office of king of Corsica. Ceased the dogal office on February 7, 1740 and retired to private life, he died in Genoa in 1741.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "BALBI, Costantino in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-07-28.
  2. ^ Buonadonna, Sergio. Rosso doge. I dogi della Repubblica di Genova dal 1339 al 1797 (in Italian). De Ferrari.


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