A Thousand Years of History
The Negrone family is one of Genoa most venerable. According to historians and to Genoa’s archival records, its origins date back to roughly 950 AD. Four members of the family were elected to serve as Doge, the Republic of Genoa’s highest office, while eighteen served as Senators of the Republic and several others became Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church.
The family first settled in Genoa around 1030. Feudal lords in the province of Liguria, they traced their descent to the Margrave of Genoa, who had become the local potentate after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. They were active in the maritime shipping and naval sector as well as in political and administrative life, serving the Republic of Genoa as Consuls, Councilors and Elders.
In 1373, they contributed numerous galleys to the Genoese fleet that conquered the island of Cyprus. In 1571, they took part in the great sea battle of Lepanto with five galleys of their own. In the centuries that followed, they devoted themselves increasingly to pursuits of a mercantile and financial nature.
950
First historical traces of the Negrone family
1000
1030
The family settles in Genoa
1100
1140
Guidotto di Negrone
becomes State Consul
1170
Guglielmo Negrone
wrests the town of Portovenere from the Pisans by force of arms
1200
1228
Guglielmo Negrone
swears to uphold the Statutes of the Republic of Genoa together with Charles I of Anjou
1284
Giacomo Negrone
takes part in the Battle of Meloria
1300
1358
Michele Negrone
Battaglia di Crecy
1350
Barnaba Negrone
is put in charge of Genoa’s force of crossbowmen
1371
Giorgio Negrone
Sudan Fortress
1373
Cosimo Negrone
conquers the Island of Cyprus
1400
1441
Cosimo Negrone
valiantly defends Genoa’s Crimean colonies against the Turks
1485
Nicolò Negrone
becomes Governor of the Republic of Genoa
1500
1571
Giovanni Ambrogio Negrone takes part in the Battle of Lepanto
1528
The Albergo (ruling class) of Negrone is officially established
1589
Battista Negrone
is elected Doge of the Republic of Genoa
1562
Palazzo Negrone is built on Genoa’s Piazza delle Fontane Marose
1600
1650
Giovanni Battista Carlone
paints the fresco cycle “The Tales of Aeneas”(Le Storie di Enea) at the Palazzo Negrone in Genoa
1686
Giovanni Francesco Negrone
is invested as Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church; he also serves as VaticanTreasurer
1695
Bendinelli Negrone
becomesDoge of the Republic of Genoa as well as King of Corsica, Cyprus and Jerusalem
1700
1723
Domenico Negrone
becomesDoge of the Republic of Genoa as well as King of Corsica, Cyprus and Jerusalem
1769
Giovanni Battista Negrone
becomes Doge of the Republic of Genoa
1800
1800
The first grapevines are planted at the Tenuta Villa Ova estate.
1900
1919
Camillo Negrone
invents the“Negroni” cocktail
1935
Carina Negrone
sets the world record for the highest altitude reached in a propeller plane (12,043 meters)
1996
Carina Negrone
is featured on a 750 lire stamp of the Italian Republic
2000
2014
Madalena Negrone
and Alain Bramaz
