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Andrea Doria

1466 - 1560

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Andrea Doria, Prince of Melfi (Italian: [anˈdrɛːa ˈdɔːrja]; Ligurian: Drîa Döia [ˈdɾiːa ˈdɔːja]; 30 November 1466 – 25 November 1560) was an Italian statesman, condottiero and admiral, who played a key role in the Republic of Genoa during his lifetime. Doria was considered the foremost naval leader in Europe at his time. From 1528, he served as Holy Roman Emperor Charles V's grand admiral in the Mediterranean, as well as his main shipbuilder along with Álvaro de Bazán the Elder, while also acting as a privateer with the ships he owned in order to increase his own wealth. Although he had mixed success against the eminent threat of the Ottoman admirals, his fleet helped secure the imperial naval lines between Spain and Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andrea Doria is the 100th most popular military personnel (up from 106th in 2019), the 476th most popular biography from Italy (down from 427th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Italian Military Personnel.

Andrea Doria was an Italian admiral in the 16th century. He was most famous for his victory over the Turkish fleet in the Battle of Lepanto.

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Among military personnels, Andrea Doria ranks 100 out of 2,058. Before him are Walther von Brauchitsch, Wilhelm Canaris, George S. Patton, Edward Smith, Ahmad Sanjar, and Nestor Makhno. After him are Robert E. Lee, John of Austria, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Hattori Hanzō, Mardonius, and Võ Nguyên Giáp.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1466, Andrea Doria ranks 4. Before him are Erasmus, Moctezuma II, and Elizabeth of York. After him are Quentin Matsys, Alonso de Ojeda, Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, Giovanni Sforza, Şehzade Ahmet, Ottaviano Petrucci, Ashikaga Yoshitane, and Marino Sanuto the Younger. Among people deceased in 1560, Andrea Doria ranks 4. Before him are Francis II of France, Philip Melanchthon, and Gustav I of Sweden. After him are Mary of Guise, Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Anastasia Romanovna, Joachim du Bellay, Imagawa Yoshimoto, Stańczyk, Domingo de Soto, and Melchor Cano.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Andrea Doria ranks 476 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Stephen VI (850), Clara Petacci (1912), Monica Bellucci (1964), Jacopo Peri (1561), Simone Martini (1284), and Andrea del Sarto (1486). After him are Vittorio De Sica (1901), Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857), Parmigianino (1503), Alessandro Cagliostro (1743), Pietro Mascagni (1863), and Gaius Cassius Longinus (-87).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Italy

Among military personnels born in Italy, Andrea Doria ranks 4. Before him are Cesare Borgia (1475), Germanicus (-15), and Nero Claudius Drusus (-38). After him are Gaius Julius Caesar (-135), Bohemond I of Antioch (1054), Matilda of Tuscany (1046), Giovanni Giustiniani (1418), Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (-229), Federico da Montefeltro (1422), Sejanus (-20), and Raimondo Montecuccoli (1609).

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