Saturday, November 29, 2014
ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA
FIESCO/DE FIECHI, GIOVANNI LUIGI(1523ish-1547)- count of lavagna, genoese conspirator, was descended from a great historical family(popes innocent IV + adrian V, became at 23 the head of his race + possessor of considerable states. he had allied himself by marriage to the cibo family, his wife eleanora, then about 20, of high spirit, great beauty, + remarkable attainments. to the advantage of youth + wealth f added those of a fine figure, a handsome countenance + fascinating manners. he was ambitious of power + high place + inherited from his ancestors a strong passion of jealousy + hatred against the doria family, the head, andrea doria, was then doge of the republic, while his nephew, the young gianettino doria, commander of the galleys-w/ personal + family hostility was combined. the political enmity between imperial + french (aristocratic + popular) parties, - the doria belonging to to the former + being warmly supported by the nobles(GOP + rich), while F were of the later + leaned upon the popular class. bent on overthrow of the doge + the doria, giovanni luigi made an attempt to secure francis in his enterprise, but did not succeed. the negotiations were afterwards renewed thru willian du bellay, then french ambassador to italy,
+ an anders Standing who came to that object of the proposed revolution should be to subject the republic to the king of france. the sanction of pope paul III obtained- the alliance of the duke of parma + placentia secured. associated w/ giovanni luigi were his brothers geromaio + ottobuoni,
+ his friends vincenzo calgano, de varese, + raffaello sacco. troops were levied in parma + report of these suspiscious preps sent to andrea doria + put on guard. but his regard for the count forbade him to entertain suspicion + no preps taken(georgee + bin laden 2000). when ready, f invited the dories to a banquet 1/1/1549, purposing to assassinate them on arrival, but the doge declined the invite, his nephew gianettino had to leave genoa for a few weeks + foundered. the next night however taking advantage of the unsettled state of the city at the period of re-election of the doge. f led out his hand(having 1st by a display of affection to the doge, to throw him off guard) seized the arsenal, + attacked the galleys while passing along a plank from the quay to one of the galleys. their leader fell into the sea + drowned. the darkness + the confusion preventing his cries for help to be heard. the other conspititors proceeded to their task, + gianettino was killed. the doge escaped + the troops + the flight of the leaders, he returned to genoa + welcomed(war rally). eleanora escaped to massa, remarried + survived him many years + died in florence 1594.
FIESCO/DE FIECHI, GIOVANNI LUIGI(1523ish-1547)- count of lavagna, genoese conspirator, was descended from a great historical family(popes innocent IV + adrian V, became at 23 the head of his race + possessor of considerable states. he had allied himself by marriage to the cibo family, his wife eleanora, then about 20, of high spirit, great beauty, + remarkable attainments. to the advantage of youth + wealth f added those of a fine figure, a handsome countenance + fascinating manners. he was ambitious of power + high place + inherited from his ancestors a strong passion of jealousy + hatred against the doria family, the head, andrea doria, was then doge of the republic, while his nephew, the young gianettino doria, commander of the galleys-w/ personal + family hostility was combined. the political enmity between imperial + french (aristocratic + popular) parties, - the doria belonging to to the former + being warmly supported by the nobles(GOP + rich), while F were of the later + leaned upon the popular class. bent on overthrow of the doge + the doria, giovanni luigi made an attempt to secure francis in his enterprise, but did not succeed. the negotiations were afterwards renewed thru willian du bellay, then french ambassador to italy,
+ an anders Standing who came to that object of the proposed revolution should be to subject the republic to the king of france. the sanction of pope paul III obtained- the alliance of the duke of parma + placentia secured. associated w/ giovanni luigi were his brothers geromaio + ottobuoni,
+ his friends vincenzo calgano, de varese, + raffaello sacco. troops were levied in parma + report of these suspiscious preps sent to andrea doria + put on guard. but his regard for the count forbade him to entertain suspicion + no preps taken(georgee + bin laden 2000). when ready, f invited the dories to a banquet 1/1/1549, purposing to assassinate them on arrival, but the doge declined the invite, his nephew gianettino had to leave genoa for a few weeks + foundered. the next night however taking advantage of the unsettled state of the city at the period of re-election of the doge. f led out his hand(having 1st by a display of affection to the doge, to throw him off guard) seized the arsenal, + attacked the galleys while passing along a plank from the quay to one of the galleys. their leader fell into the sea + drowned. the darkness + the confusion preventing his cries for help to be heard. the other conspititors proceeded to their task, + gianettino was killed. the doge escaped + the troops + the flight of the leaders, he returned to genoa + welcomed(war rally). eleanora escaped to massa, remarried + survived him many years + died in florence 1594.
