Siege of Genoa (1331)
{{Short description|Sack of Genoa by Aragonese forces}}
{{Other uses|Siege of Genoa (disambiguation){{!}}Siege of Genoa}}
{{Infobox military conflict
| name =
| conflict = Siege of Genoa (1331)
| place = Genoa, Republic of Genoa
| partof = Aragonese–Genoese War
| result = Aragonese victory
| combatant1 = File:Royal Banner of Aragón.svg Crown of Aragon
| combatant2 = Republic of Genoa
| date = 1331
| commander1 = File:Royal Banner of Aragón.svg {{ill|Guillem de Cervelló i de Banyeres|ca}}
| commander2 = Unknown
| strength1 = Unknown
| strength2 = Unknown
| casualties1 = Unknown
| casualties2 = Unknown
}}
The siege of Genoa of 1331 was one of the episodes of the Aragonese–Genoese War.
Background
The Aragonese conquest of Sardinia by James II of Aragon in 1323 turned the commercial rivalry between the Crown of Aragon and the Republic of Genoa into an open war, and the councilors of Barcelona asked Alfonso IV of Aragon to organize an army against the Genoese.{{Sfn|Mutgé Vives|1996|p=629}}
{{ill|Guillem de Cervelló i de Banyeres|ca}} commanded an armada in 1331, with {{ill|Galceran Marquet|ca}} and {{ill|Bernat Sespujades|ca}} as vice admirals,{{sfn|de Montpalau i de Surís|1779|p=141}} who attacked Monaco and Mentone, defended by Antonio Grimaldi{{sfn|Pemberton|1867|p=36}} and besieged Savona.
The siege
After Guillem de Cervelló plundered the Italian Riviera, the fleet blocked the port of Genoa and sent a messenger to the senate, asking for redress of grievances or offering battle, which were not accepted, and the fleet plundered the surroundings of the city{{sfn|Llobet i Vall-llosera|1836|pp=100-101}}
Consequences
After Genoa, the fleet retreated to Sardinia,{{sfn|Llobet i Vall-llosera|1836|pp=100-101}} while Antonio Grimaldi assembled a fleet to defend his coasts.{{sfn|Pemberton|1867|p=36}}
Faced with the escalation of hostilities, John XXII tried without success to achieve peace between the contenders,{{sfn|Mutgé Vives|2004|p=75}} and in 1332 the admirals of the fleet were the Veguer of Barcelona {{ill|Pere de Santcliment|ca}} in spring, and {{ill|Francesc de Finestres|ca}} and Arnau Oliver in winter.{{Sfn|Mutgé Vives|2004|p=74}}
References
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Bibliography
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- {{Cite book |last=Mutgé Vives |first=Josefa |title=La Corona d'Aragona en Italia (sec. XIII a XVIII) |date=1996 |publisher=Carlo Delfino |volume=3 |chapter=La contribució de les ciutats de Tortosa i de Girona a l'armada contra els genovesos durant el regnat d'Alfons el Benigne (1333)}}
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- {{Cite book |last=Pemberton |first=H. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Km45AAAAcAAJ |title=The History of Monaco, Past and Present |date=1867 |publisher=Tinsley brothers |page=36 |language=en}}
- {{Cite book |last=de Montpalau i de Surís |first=Antoni de Capmany |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zgHG2DYxlXYC|title=Memorias historicas sobre la marina comercio y artes de la antigua ciudad de Barcelona |date=1779 |publisher=Real Junta y Consulado de Comercio |page=141 |language=es}}
- {{Cite book |last=Llobet i Vall-llosera |first=Josep Antoni |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hdhZtNtn95sC |title=Cataluña antigua y Cataluña moderna |date=1836 |publisher=Imprenta de Jaime Jepús Roviralta |page=100-101 |language=es}}
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Category:Sieges involving the Republic of Genoa
Category:Sieges involving Aragon
Category:14th century in the Republic of Genoa