Giacomo Promontorio

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Giacomo Promontorio
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58th Doge of the Republic of Genoa
In office
January 4, 1553 – January 4, 1555
Preceded by Luca Spinola
Succeeded by Agostino Pinelli Ardimenti
Personal details
Born 1508
Genoa, Republic of Genoa
Died 1578
Genoa, Republic of Genoa

Giacomo Promontorio (Genoa, 1508 – Genoa, 1578) was the 58th Doge of the Republic of Genoa.

Biography

Promontorio was elected to the dogal title on January 4, 1553, the thirteenth in biennial succession and the fifty-eighth in republican history. Under his mandate, the Jesuits settled in Genoa and began organizing and founding public schools. After his office on January 4, 1555 he served the republic in other state offices. He died in Genoa in 1578 and was buried inside the church of Santa Caterina.[1]

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