In January 1547 the young Count of Lavagna, Gianluigi Fieschi, rose against the aged Admiral Andrea Doria and his overbearing heir Gianettino, who seemed set to become tyrant of Genoa. Celesia reconstructs from the Italian archives the factions, foreign powers and personalities behind the conspiracy, the night of the rising, and its aftermath.
The real story behind Schiller’s Fiesco, told by a Genoese historian. Download the free EPUB.