Simone Boccanegra
Simone Boccanegra | |
|---|---|
| Scimon Boccaneigra | |
| 1st Lifetime Doge of the Republic of Genoa | |
| In office 23 December 1339 – 23 December 1345 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Giovanni I di Murta |
| In office 15 November 1356 – 3 March 1363 | |
| Preceded by | Position vacant |
| Succeeded by | Gabriele Adorno |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1301 |
| Died | 14 March 1363 (aged 61–62) Genoa, Republic of Genoa |
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Simone Boccanegra (Italian: [siˈmoːne ˌbokkaˈneːɡra]; Ligurian: Scimon Boccaneigra [ʃiˈmuŋ ˌbukːaˈnejɡɾa]; died 1363) was the first Doge of Genoa. He became doge in 1339, but was ousted from power six years later. He regained the position in 1356, retaining it until his death in 1363.
His story was popularized by Antonio García Gutiérrez's 1843 play Simón Bocanegra and Giuseppe Verdi's 1857 opera Simon Boccanegra.