Simone Boccanegra

Simone Boccanegra
Scimon Boccaneigra
1st Lifetime Doge of the Republic of Genoa
In office 23 December 1339 – 23 December 1345
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Giovanni I di Murta
In office 15 November 1356 – 3 March 1363
Preceded by	Position vacant
Succeeded by	Gabriele Adorno
Personal details
Born	1301 Genoa, Republic of Genoa
Died	14 March 1363 Genoa, Republic of Genoa

Simone Boccanegra (Italian: [siˈmoːne ˌbokkaˈneːɡra]; Ligurian: Scimon Boccaneigra [ʃiˈmuŋ ˌbukːaˈnejɡɾa]; died 1363) was the first Doge of Genoa. He became doge in 1339, but was ousted from power six years later. He regained the position in 1356, retaining it until his death in 1363.^[1]

His story was popularized by Antonio García Gutiérrez's 1843 play Simón Bocanegra and Giuseppe Verdi's 1857 opera Simon Boccanegra.