Giovanni Battista Cambiaso


Giovanni Battista Cambiaso was the 171st Doge of the Republic of Genoa.

Biography

On 16 April 1771 Cambiaso was elected doge with 276 votes out of 366 and on 8 February 1772 the sumptuous coronation ceremony took place, on this occasion the Arcadians wanted to celebrate it with a poetic Serto including various sonnets and songs. Cambiaso, still in office, died suddenly on December 23, 1772, at 61 years old.