Giovanni II Valente | |
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| 3rd Lifetime Doge of the Republic of Genoa | |
| In office 9 January 1350 – 8 October 1353 | |
| Preceded by | Giovanni I di Murta |
| Succeeded by | Position vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1280 Genoa, Republic of Genoa |
| Died | 1360 Genoa, Republic of Genoa |
| Political party | Popolani |
Giovanni II Valente (1280–1360) was the third Doge of Genoa from 1350 to 1353. His time in office was marked by the crushing defeat of the city against the Venetians at the naval Battle of Alghero. Giovanni had already asked to succeed the first doge of the Republic in December 1345 but had turn down the responsibility.[1]
- ^ Canale, Michele Giuseppe (1864). Nuova Istoria della repubblica di Genova. Epoca quarta (1339-1528): I dogi popolari. Florence: Felice Le Monnier. p. 5.