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Friday, July 18, 2025

Collection of facts about the Republic of Genoa

This post is a collection of facts about the Republic of Genoa (1099-1815). There are 13 facts listed below.

• Based in northwestern Italy
• Colonies included Corsica, Monaco, Crimea, Lesbos, Chios, Tripoli, Sardinia, Antioch, Egypt, Acre
• First Crusade (1096-1099)
• Siege of Antioch (1098)
• Siege of Jerusalem (1099)
• Venetian-Genoese wars (1256-1381)
• Treaty of Nymphaeum with Empire of Nicaea (1261)
• Fought Republic of Pisa at Battle of Meloria (1284)
• Bank of Saint George established (1407)
• War of the Reunions (1683-1684)
• Conquered by Napoleon and replaced by Ligurian Republic (1797)
• Regained sovereignty (1814)
• Annexed by Kingdom of Sardinia (1815)

Sources

Wikipedia: Republic of Genoa, Venetian-Genoese Wars, War of the Reunions