With the establishment of the
Republic of Genoa in the 11th century, the whole territory subjected to it was divided into underlying local
podesterias. At the same time, in some areas of the Genoese territory, the creation of lordships, subjected or, in other cases, even semi-independent from Genoa, were administered by the various noble families of the time; among these the
Fieschi, the
Spinola, the
Doria and the
Malaspina, among the best known. Administrative and jurisdictional divisions of the territory which on several occasions also led to clashes between cities, sometimes even neighboring ones, in favor or against the domination of "La Superba". The history of the provincial territory remained almost tied to the historical facts that affected the Genoese republic, until its end in 1797. In 1800,
Napoleon became Emperor and King of Italy, and it became part of the French Empire. When Napoleon was defeated in 1814, it became part of the
Kingdom of Sardinia. At that time
Genoa was the most important port and trading center in Italy. The province of Genoa was established in 1859 by decree and was established on 1 March 1860. The first chairman was Antonio Caveri, a lawyer. It was subdivided into five districts, Levante, Chiavari, Genoa, Savona, and Albenga, which largely corresponded to previous divisions of the Republic of Genoa, which had broken up after Napoleon's
Italian campaign.
King Victor Emmanuel II approved the province's coat of arms in 1875 and they were amended in 1933 by the
Fascist government by the addition of
fasces. ==
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