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Giovanni Andrea Doria (1539–1606), also known as Gianandrea Doria, was an Italian admiral from Genoa. Biography. Doria was born to a noble family of the Republic of Genoa. He was the son of Giannettino Doria, of the Doria family, who died when Doria was 6 years old. He would be selected by his great-uncle Andrea Doria to command the family's ...
Andrea Doria, Prince of Melfi [1] ( Italian: [anˈdrɛːa ˈdɔːrja]; Ligurian: Drîa Döia [ˈdɾiːa ˈdɔːja]; 30 November 1466 – 25 November 1560) was a Genoese statesman, condottiero, and admiral, who played a key role in the Republic of Genoa during his lifetime. [2] As the ruler of Genoa, Doria reformed the Republic's constitution.
Andrea Doria was a Genoese statesman, condottiere (mercenary commander), and admiral who was the foremost naval leader of his time. A member of an ancient aristocratic Genoese family, Doria was orphaned at an early age and became a soldier of fortune.
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Giovanni Andrea (1539–1606), Andrea’s grandnephew, was his lieutenant and heir, serving as Genoese admiral against the Turks in the War of Cyprus (1570–71). He took part victoriously in the Battle of Lepanto (1571), which ended the threat of Turkish supremacy in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Giovanni Andrea Doria, also Gianandrea Doria (1539–1606), was an Italian admiral from Genoa. He was the son of Giannettino Doria, and the father of Cardinal Giovanni Doria. He became the Admiral of the Genoese Fleet in 1556, and commanded the combined Christian fleet of the Holy League at the...
There, a combined force, with his young grand-nephew, Giovanni Andrea Doria, commanding the naval elements, was trapped by a Turkish Force in the harbor and soundly defeated. It was only on his deathbed in November 1560 that the old Admiral, five days short of his 94th birthday, learned that Giovanni Andrea had escaped with a remnant of his ...
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Andrea Doria died on the 25th of November 1560, leaving his estates to Giovanni Andrea. The family of Doria-Pamphilii-Landi is descended from him and bears his title of prince of Melfi. Doria was a man of indomitable energy and a great admiral.
