Historical place archive

Genoa in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Genoa in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

7 records3 event labels5 people1522–1800

Historical events in Genoa

1522

30 May 1522
Siege of Genoa
Francis I · Italian Wars

Genoa falls to the Imperial forces led by Fernando de Avalos & Prosper Colonna

1625

1625
Siege of Genoa
Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu · Military

Lays siege to Genoa, a vital port for Spanish supplies

1794

11 July 1794
Genoa Mission
Napoleon I · Revolution of France

Napoleon was sent on a mission to Genoa connected with French military and diplomatic planning in northern Italy.

15 July 1794
Siege of Genoa
Napoleon I · Revolutionary Wars

Present at the siege of Genoa

1797

1797
Ligurian Republic
Napoleon I · Revolution of France

Napoleon establishes his 2nd Italian state. Burns the "Libro dOro", a book of blue blood

1800

1800
Siege of Genoa
Andre Massena · Napoleonic Wars

Defends Genoa

1800
Siege of Genoa
Hulin · Napoleonic Wars

Defends Genoa under Massena

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match France and Genoa. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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