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Also Known As Gian Luigi Fieschi, Il Giovanne
Born c.1522
Died January 2, 1547 • Genoa • Italy
House / Dynasty Fieschi family
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Guglielmo Boccanegra
Genoese ruler
Andrea Doria, detail of a portrait by Sebastiano del Piombo; in the Doria Palace, Rome.
Andrea Doria
Genoese statesman
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Caffaro Di Caschifellone
Genoese historian and soldier
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Roberto Ridolfi
Italian conspirator
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Carlo Zeno
Venetian admiral
Falier, portrait attributed to the School of Tintoretto; in the Doges' Palace, Venice
Marin Falier
doge of Venice
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Vettore Pisani
Venetian admiral
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Benedetto Zaccaria
Genoese leader
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Niccolò Pisani
Venetian admiral
Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Mazzini
Giuseppe Mazzini
Italian revolutionary
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Ingo della Volta
Genoese noble and financier
Sir Francis Walsingham
Sir Francis Walsingham
English statesman
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Sallust
Roman historian
Wang Ching-wei, 1941
Wang Ching-wei
Chinese revolutionary
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Gaston, duke d’Orléans
French prince
François-Noël Babeuf, engraving by an unknown artist, 18th century.
François-Noël Babeuf
French journalist
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George Gordon, 1st marquess and 6th earl of Huntly
Scottish conspirator
Surratt, Mary
Mary Surratt
American businesswoman
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George Plantagenet, duke of Clarence
English noble
Madame de Chevreuse, portrait by Jean Le Blond
Marie de Rohan-Montbazon, duchess de Chevreuse
French princess