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Giovanni Battista Cambiaso | |
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| 171st Doge of the Republic of Genoa | |
| In office April 16,1771 –December 23,1772 | |
| Preceded by | Giovanni Battista Negrone |
| Succeeded by | Ferdinando Spinola |
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| Born | July 19,1711 |
| Died | December 23,1772 (aged 61) Genoa,Republic of Genoa |
Giovanni Battista Cambiaso (Genoa,July 19,1711 - Genoa,December 23,1772) was the 171st Doge of the Republic of Genoa.
On 16 April 1771 Cambiaso was elected doge with 276 votes out of 366 and on 8 February 1772 the sumptuous coronation ceremony took place,on this occasion the Arcadians wanted to celebrate it with a poetic Serto including various sonnets and songs. Cambiaso,still in office,died suddenly from unknown reasons on December 23,1772,at 61 years old. [1]