Luca de Castro Grimaldi ( Italian: Luca Grimaldi De Castro ; Genoa , 1545 - Genoa , 1611 ) - Doge of the Republic of Genoa .
| Luca de Castro Grimaldi | |||||||
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| ital. Luca Grimaldi De Castro | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Pietro De Franchi | ||||||
| Successor | Silvestro Invrea | ||||||
| Birth | 1545 Genoa | ||||||
| Death | 1611 Genoa | ||||||
Biography
A member of the De Castro family, took the surname Grimaldi during the reform of the nobility in Genoa in 1528 . Very little information has been preserved about him; it is assumed that he was born in Genoa.
March 1, 1605 was elected Doge, the 85th in the history of the republic. At the end of the term - March 2, 1607 - he was appointed life prosecutor.
Allegedly died in Genoa in 1611 .
Bibliography
- Sergio Buonadonna, Mario Mercenaro, Rosso doge. I dogi della Repubblica di Genova dal 1339 al 1797, Genova, De Ferrari Editori, 2007.