House of Spinola

Spinola was the name of one of the four most distinguished families of Genoa. The others are the Doria, Grimaldi and Fieschi. They possessed the mid-18th century, the duchies St. Pierro, St. Angelo, Sesto, St. Severino and Los Balbazes.

The first known Spinola was Guido Spinola, who fought as a knight during the Crusades and multi- Consul of Genoa was ( 1102-1121 ). His sons Ansaldo and Oberto are the progenitors of the two main branches Luccoli and St.Luca.

A Spinola bought in 1340 the city of Lucca for 30,000 guilders. Antonio Spinola was appointed first governor Genoese in Corsica in 1453.

Filippo Spinola, marquis del Sesto e di Venafro ( Benafro ), ( 1559-1585 ), had three sons from his marriage to the Princess of Salerno Policena:

  • Fernando Spinola, General Field Marshal, fall 1603 in Holland
  • Federico Spinola († May 26, 1603 ), royal - Spanish Admiral, like when trying to break through the Dutch blockade of Sluis.
  • Ambrosio Spinola (1569-1630), Spanish general field marshal, who was known by the happy siege of Breda, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, 1 ° marqués de Los Balbazes, governor of Milan, Secret State and War Council.

Worth mentioning are also:

  • Christoph de Royas y Spinola, from Castilian nobility (* 1626 in Geldern, † March 12, 1695 in Wiener Neustadt ) Franciscan and Catholic bishop, important representative of Reunionsbewegung
  • Ambrosio Ignacio Spinola (1632-1684), Spanish bishop
  • Maximilian Spinola (1780-1857), entomologist
  • António de Spinola (1910-1996), Portuguese General and President

The Spinola family also presented several Doge of Genoa:

  • Battista Spinola (4 January 1531 - January 4, 1533 )
  • Luca Spinola (4 January 1551 - January 4, 1553 )
  • Simone Spinola ( October 15, 1567 - October 3, 1569 )
  • Tomaso Spinola ( April 21, 1613 - April 21, 1615 )
  • Andrea Spinola (June 26, 1629 - June 26, 1631 )
  • Alessandro Spinola (9 October 1654 - October 9, 1656 )
  • Agostino Spinola (July 29, 1679 - July 29, 1681 )
  • Luca Spinola ( August 27, 1687 - August 27, 1689)
  • Domenico Maria Spinola (January 29, 1732 - January 29, 1734 )
  • Nicolo Spinola (February 16, 1740 - February 16, 1742 )
  • Ferdinando Spinola (7 January 1773 - January 9, 1773 )
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