The son of Bartolomeo di Campofregoso and Caterina Ordelaffi, he was the brother of Giano I di Campofregoso. He studied under humanist Bartolomeo Ivani, who later was also educator of his sons. His first military command took place in 1437 when his uncle, doge Tommaso di Campofregoso, sent him to fight the Del Carretto marquisses in the Riviera di Ponente and the lower Piedmont. Later appointed as captain of the Republic of Genoa, he was charged with the suppression of the Hussites and Waldensians.
In 1447, when Giano was elected doge, he held diplomatic positions in the court of Alfonso V of Aragon at Naples and in Rome. Here, Pope Nicholas V (also of Ligurian origins) appointed him as Lord of Corsica after the island had been completely subjugated to Genoa with the papal approval. Nicholas also gave him the lordship of Cyprus, where Lodovico sojourned for a period. In 1448 he returned to Genoa to assist his ill brother. At the latter's death, on 16 December, Lodovico was elected as doge.
During his first rule, he ended the conflict with the Marquisate of Finale. In September 1450, he abdicated in favor of his cousin Pietro di Campofregoso, and moved to the fortress of Sarzanello near Sarzana. In July 1461, he succeeded his cousin Spinetta di Campofregoso as doge, and received the fortress of Castelletto. However, contrasts with his cousin Paolo (now archbishop of Genoa) caused him to renounce to the crown of doge on 14 May 1462, being succeeded by Paolo the same day. On 8 June of that year he was again doge in place of Paolo, but the endless strife led to his second abdication, after which Paolo had him arrested at Castelletto, which he was also forced to surrender to his cousin.
In 1468 he ceded Sarzana to the Republic of Florence, causing, in the following years, numerous struggles between the Florentine and the Genoese for its possession. Having become an admiral of Ferdinand II of Aragon, in 1478 he returned to Genoa at the head of a fleet of seven galleys to help free the city from Gian Galeazzo Sforza's domination. He spent the last years of his life as a refugee in Nice, where he died in 1489.
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Marek, Miroslav. "The Republic of Genoa, rulers". Genealogy.EU. retrieved 3 May 2008
lodovico, campofregoso, 1415, 1489, italian, nobleman, three, times, doge, genoa, 32nd, lifetime, doge, republic, genoain, office, december, 1447, september, 1450preceded, bygiano, campofregososucceeded, bypietro, campofregosoin, office, july, 1461, 1462preced. Lodovico di Campofregoso 1415 1489 was an Italian nobleman who was three times doge of Genoa Lodovico di Campofregoso32nd Lifetime Doge of the Republic of GenoaIn office December 16 1447 September 4 1450Preceded byGiano I di CampofregosoSucceeded byPietro di CampofregosoIn office July 25 1461 May 14 1462Preceded bySpinetta FregosoSucceeded byPaolo di CampofregosoIn office June 8 1462 January 1463Preceded byPaolo di CampofregosoSucceeded byPaolo di CampofregosoPersonal detailsBorn1415Genoa Republic of GenoaDied1489Nice Duchy of SavoyBiography editThe son of Bartolomeo di Campofregoso and Caterina Ordelaffi he was the brother of Giano I di Campofregoso He studied under humanist Bartolomeo Ivani who later was also educator of his sons His first military command took place in 1437 when his uncle doge Tommaso di Campofregoso sent him to fight the Del Carretto marquisses in the Riviera di Ponente and the lower Piedmont Later appointed as captain of the Republic of Genoa he was charged with the suppression of the Hussites and Waldensians In 1447 when Giano was elected doge he held diplomatic positions in the court of Alfonso V of Aragon at Naples and in Rome Here Pope Nicholas V also of Ligurian origins appointed him as Lord of Corsica after the island had been completely subjugated to Genoa with the papal approval Nicholas also gave him the lordship of Cyprus where Lodovico sojourned for a period In 1448 he returned to Genoa to assist his ill brother At the latter s death on 16 December Lodovico was elected as doge During his first rule he ended the conflict with the Marquisate of Finale In September 1450 he abdicated in favor of his cousin Pietro di Campofregoso and moved to the fortress of Sarzanello near Sarzana In July 1461 he succeeded his cousin Spinetta di Campofregoso as doge and received the fortress of Castelletto However contrasts with his cousin Paolo now archbishop of Genoa caused him to renounce to the crown of doge on 14 May 1462 being succeeded by Paolo the same day On 8 June of that year he was again doge in place of Paolo but the endless strife led to his second abdication after which Paolo had him arrested at Castelletto which he was also forced to surrender to his cousin In 1468 he ceded Sarzana to the Republic of Florence causing in the following years numerous struggles between the Florentine and the Genoese for its possession Having become an admiral of Ferdinand II of Aragon in 1478 he returned to Genoa at the head of a fleet of seven galleys to help free the city from Gian Galeazzo Sforza s domination He spent the last years of his life as a refugee in Nice where he died in 1489 External links editMarek Miroslav The Republic of Genoa rulers Genealogy EU retrieved 3 May 2008 Campofregoso Dogi Italian retrieved 3 May 2008 Preceded byGiano I di Campofregoso Doge of Genoa16 December 1447 4 September 1450 Succeeded byPietro di CampofregosoPreceded bySpinetta di Campofregoso Doge of Genoa25 July 1461 14 May 1462 Succeeded byPaolo di CampofregosoPreceded byGovernor ofFour Captains Doge of Genoa8 June 1462 January 1463 Succeeded byPaolo di Campofregoso nbsp This biography of an Italian noble is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lodovico di Campofregoso amp oldid 1197977704, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
