biography
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Fieschi, Giovanni Luigi, Conte de' (Count of)
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pronunciation:
[fieskee]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (c.1522–1547)
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| biography:
| Italian nobleman, whose family had a feud with that of the famous admiral, Andrea Doria. During an attempt to overthrow Doria, Fieschi was drowned, and Doria wreaked vengeance on the Fieschi estates. The feud has been the subject of much literary attention. |
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