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Egidio Boccanegra
Genoese admiral
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Battle of Sluys
- In Battle of Sluys
The Genoese commander, Egidio Boccanegra, kept his galleys free behind the French lines. In response, the English placed one of their ships, smaller and faster than the French vessels even when unchained, filled with knights and swordsmen between two ships packed with longbowmen. Ships of both sides were…
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service to Alfonso XI of Spain
- In Boccanegra Family
…opera by Giuseppe Verdi, Simon Boccanegra, is based on his story.
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