MILITARY PERSONNEL

Andrea Doria

1466 - 1560

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Andrea Doria, Prince of Melfi (Italian: [anˈdrɛːa ˈdɔːrja]; Ligurian: Drîa Döia [ˈdɾiːa ˈdɔːja]; 30 November 1466 – 25 November 1560) was an Italian statesman, condottiero, and admiral, who played a key role in the Republic of Genoa during his lifetime. From 1528 until his death, Doria exercised a predominant influence in the councils of the Genoese republic, and was considered the foremost naval leader in Europe at his time. He became Holy Roman Emperor Charles V's grand admiral, a position he employed both to protect Genoa's independence and to maintain his own control over the city. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andrea Doria has received more than 656,083 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Andrea Doria is the 106th most popular military personnel (down from 85th in 2019), the 427th most popular biography from Italy (down from 336th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Italian Military Personnel.

Andrea Doria was an Italian admiral in the 16th century. He was most famous for his victory over the Turkish fleet in the Battle of Lepanto.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Andrea Doria ranks 106 out of 2,058. Before him are Saigō Takamori, John of Austria, Miloš Obilić, Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, George S. Patton, and Zhang Fei. After him are Theodor Eicke, Perdiccas, Robert E. Lee, Klaus Barbie, Pancho Villa, and Stilicho.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1466, Andrea Doria ranks 4. Before him are Erasmus, Moctezuma II, and Elizabeth of York. After him are Quentin Matsys, Alonso de Ojeda, Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, Şehzade Ahmet, Giovanni Sforza, Ottaviano Petrucci, Ashikaga Yoshitane, and Marino Sanuto the Younger. Among people deceased in 1560, Andrea Doria ranks 4. Before him are Francis II of France, Gustav I of Sweden, and Philip Melanchthon. After him are Mary of Guise, Anastasia Romanovna, Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Imagawa Yoshimoto, Joachim du Bellay, Stańczyk, Jan Mandijn, and Melchor Cano.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Andrea Doria ranks 427 out of 5,161. Before him are Josephine of Leuchtenberg (1807), Geta (189), Ludovico Ariosto (1474), Arturo Toscanini (1867), Louis II of Italy (825), and Poppaea Sabina (30). After him are Giovanni Trapattoni (1939), Pope Martin I (590), Pietro Badoglio (1871), Pope Fabian (200), Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (-89), and Cesare Beccaria (1738).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Italy

Among military personnels born in Italy, Andrea Doria ranks 4. Before him are Cesare Borgia (1475), Germanicus (-15), and Nero Claudius Drusus (-38). After him are Gaius Julius Caesar (-135), Bohemond I of Antioch (1054), Matilda of Tuscany (1046), Giovanni Giustiniani (1418), Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (-229), Roger de Flor (1267), Italo Balbo (1896), and Raimondo Montecuccoli (1609).

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