See also: Doria

For the Transatlantic Steamer baptized in the honor of Andrea Doria, to see Andrea Doria (steamer).

Andrea Doria (Oneglia, November 30th 1466 - November 25th 1560) is a Condottiere and Admiral of Genoa.

He is the restorer of freedom génoise, one of the largest generals and the best sailors of his century.

Biography

He was born with Oneglia in Ligurie. Seeing its fatherland in prey with the factions, it moved away and engaged successively with the service of the pope Innocent VIII, Ferdinand I {{er}} of Aragon, king de Naples, and of Alphonse II of Naples, his son

During the invasion of the kingdom of Naples by Charles VIII, Doria remained faithful to Alphonse as long as there was hope of hello, but it stuck some time afterwards to Jean della Rovere, which was due for Charles VIII to Naples, and fought glorieusement against Gonzalve de Cordoue.

Having then left the ground service for that of sea, it armed eight galères with its expenses, attacked the Moor S and the Turkish S which infested the the Mediterranean then, and demolished them everywhere where it met them, in particular with Pianosa in 1519.

The Italy having become at that time the theater of a new war between the France and the Austria, Doria embraced initially the party of France: it was named by François I {{er}} with the command of the French galères and beat the fleet of Charles Quint on the coasts of Provence, 1524, but, realizing that it was the object of the jealousy of the French ministers and that François Ier was long in ratifying the promises which it had made in favor of Genoa, it turned to Charles-Quint, 1528, by stipulating the restoration of the freedom of Genoa and drove out the French of this city using the imperial fleet.

It put a term at the quarrels of the factions in Genoa, changed the shape of the government and made issue that the Doge S, which before were perpetual, would be elected for two years only, as for him, it refused the dignity of doge, continued to serve the emperor, beat several times the Turks and fought with advantage against the famous Khayr AD-DIN Barberousse.

In its fatherland, some conspiracies burst against him (See: Gian Luigi Fieschi), and it tarnishes its glory by its cruelty towards its enemies.

Nevertheless, Genoa, remembering only its services, set up a statue with this inscription to him: With the father of the fatherland .

(Mombello, June 19th, 1797

At the provisional government of Genoa

Citizens, I learn with the greatest displeasure that, in one moment of heat, one reversed the statue of Andre Doria. André Doria was large sailor and statesman; the aristocracy was the freedom of its time. Whole Europe envies your city the invaluable advantage of having given the day to this famous man. You will hasten, I do not doubt it, to raise the statue. Please want to register me to support part of the expenses that will cause and that I wish to divide with the most dedicated citizens for the glory and the happiness of your fatherland.

Napoleon Bonaparte )

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