Leonardo Montaldo

Leonardo Montaldo or di Montaldo (1319 – 14 June 1384^[1]) was a statesman who became the 7th doge of the Republic of Genoa.

Leonardo Montaldo
9th Lifetime Doge of the Republic of Genoa
In office 7 April 1383 – 14 June 1384
Preceded by	Federico di Pagana
Succeeded by	Antoniotto Adorno
Personal details
Born	1319 Ceranesi, Republic of Genoa
Died	14 June 1384 Genoa, Republic of Genoa
Political party	Popolani

Leonardo was born in San Martino di Paravanico, near modern-day Ceranesi in the Polcevera valley. His family was from Gavi.^[2] Little is known of his life before the dogate. He was elected by a commission^[3] despite the fact that a large share of the population supported Antoniotto Adorno. According to some sources, Montaldo had accepted to rule the Republic only for six months, although his term went past six months.^[4]

Once in office, like his predecessors, Montaldo tried to reorganize the Republic and in particular the fiscal system. But on 11 June 1384 it became clear that he had contracted the plague during an outbreak in the city and he died in Genoa three days later. Antoniotto Adorno was elected doge the next day.