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Simone Boccanegra

1301 - 1363

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Simone Boccanegra is the 10,584th most popular politician (down from 7,419th in 2019), the 2,617th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,963rd in 2019) and the 661st most popular Italian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Simone Boccanegra ranks 10,584 out of 19,576. Before him are Gerhard Schröder, Ferenc Gyurcsány, George VII of Georgia, Henri Callot, Ashikaga Yoshitane, and Georgios Tsolakoglou. After him are Traicho Kostov, Antonio Starabba, Marchese di Rudinì, Morgan Tsvangirai, Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria, Michael Krešimir II of Croatia, and Michael Mayr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1301, Simone Boccanegra ranks 12. Before him are Bagrat V of Georgia, Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver, Ni Zan, Andrew Corsini, Prince Morikuni, and Nitta Yoshisada. After him are Ubayd Zakani, Muhammad Shah of Brunei, Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, Carlo I Tocco, Andronikos Asen, and Irene Gattilusio. Among people deceased in 1363, Simone Boccanegra ranks 6. Before him are Blanche of Namur, Tughlugh Timur, Meinhard III, Count of Gorizia-Tyrol, Chen Youliang, and Callistus I of Constantinople. After him is Constance of Aragon, Queen of Sicily.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Simone Boccanegra ranks 2,617 out of 5,161. Before him are Alfenus Varus (-100), Paolo Di Canio (1968), Beatrice d'Este, Queen of Hungary (1215), Sandro Munari (1940), Goffredo Petrassi (1904), and Luigi Beccali (1907). After him are Antonio Starabba, Marchese di Rudinì (1839), Luigi Denza (1846), Apostolo Zeno (1668), Enrico Dante (1884), Agnello Participazio (800), and Macedonio Melloni (1798).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Simone Boccanegra ranks 661. Before him are Marco Barbarigo (1413), Pietro Ziani (1153), Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum (-206), Mastino II della Scala (1308), Domenico I Contarini (950), and Giorgio Almirante (1914). After him are Antonio Starabba, Marchese di Rudinì (1839), Agnello Participazio (800), Pietro Lando (1462), Archduke Anton Victor of Austria (1779), Alvise Pisani (1664), and Laura Martinozzi (1639).

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