Domenico Maria de Mari ( Italian. Domenico Maria De Mari ; Genoa , 1653 - Genoa , 1726 ) - Doge of the Republic of Genoa .
Domenico Maria de Marie | |||||||
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ital Domenico maria de mari | |||||||
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Predecessor | Stefano Onorato Feretti | ||||||
Successor | Vincenzo Durazzo | ||||||
Birth | 1653 Genoa | ||||||
Death | 1726 Genoa | ||||||
Father | Stefano de marie | ||||||
Mother | Livia Maria Lercari | ||||||
Spouse | Isabella Spinola | ||||||
Children | Stefano Maria, Francesco Agostino |
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Biography
Born in Genoa in 1653 , the son of Doge Stefano de Marie (1663–1665) and Livia Marie Lercari. He was baptized on April 28, 1653 in the Basilica of San Siro. His half-brother, Girolamo de Marie, was a dog in 1699-1701.
He received a good education, after which he began to develop the banking business of his family, lived for several periods in Spain, where, along with the south of Italy, the De Marie family concentrated its economic interests. He was also employed in government positions, as a rule, in the fields of economics, foreign exchange and finance between 1680 and 1700. In 1698 he was elected for the first time as a senator of the Republic, and in 1704 - as a member of the Supreme Syndicatory.
Board and recent years
On September 9, 1707, he was elected a member of the Grand Council by the new Doge of Genoa, with 374 votes out of 596, 139th in the history of the republic. November 12 was solemnly crowned in the Cathedral of St. Lawrence in the presence of Bishop Savona Vincenzo Maria Durazzo. At the same time was proclaimed king of Corsica.
The beginning of his mandate was marked by the continuation of the war for the Spanish inheritance , which, despite the formal neutrality of Genoa, threatened to violate the Genoese borders. However, thanks to the diplomatic abilities of his brother Francesco De Marie, the Doge was able to avoid the passage of Yevgeny Savoy's troops through Liguria in exchange for 40,000 gold coins.
On September 9, 1709, he completed his mandate, after which he served in the magistrate of the war and in other positions. According to the chronicles, he lived in Spain until 1716 , where he worked on the resolution of diplomatic disputes between the Spanish crown, Genoa and the Marquis Spinola.
He died in Genoa in 1726 and was buried in the church of Santa Maria della Sanita.
Personal Life
From marriage to Isabella Spinola had sons Stefano Maria (1679) and Francesco Agostino (1688).
Bibliography
- Sergio Buonadonna, Mario Mercenaro, Rosso doge. I dogi della Repubblica di Genova dal 1339 al 1797, Genova, De Ferrari Editori, 2007.