Doge of Genoa

Doge of Genoa
Coat of arms
Giovanni Battista Durazzo
StyleAltezza Serenissima
ResidencePalazzo Ducale
Appointer
Great Council and Minor Council
Formation23 December 1339
First holderSimone Boccanegra
Final holderGiacomo Maria Brignole
Abolished17 June 1797

The Doge of Genoa (/d/ DOHJ)[a] was the head of state of the Republic of Genoa, a city-state and soon afterwards a maritime republic, from 1339 until the state's extinction in 1797. Originally elected for life, after 1528 the Doges were elected for terms of two years.[1] The Republic (or Dogate) was ruled by a small group of merchant families, from whom the doges were selected.


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