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| name = Marcello I |
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| title = Prince of [[Principality of Seborga|Seborga]] |
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| image = Marcello Menegatto, Prince of Seborga.jpg |
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| caption = Marcello I of Seborga |
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|succession=Prince of Seborga |
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| reign = 2010-2019 |
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| spouse = Nina Menegatto (divorced) |
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| issue = |
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| full name = Marcello Menegatto |
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| father = |
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| mother = |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1978|05|12|df=yes}} |
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| birth_place = Lecco, Italy |
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| predecessor = [[Giorgio Carbone|Giorgio I]] |
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| successor = Nina Menegatto|Nina |
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'''Marcello Menegatto''', who used the style ''His Serene Highness Marcello of Seborga'' (born in Lecco, Italy, 12 May 1978), is a businessman of Italian origin who claimed to be the head of state of the [[Principality of Seborga]], a [[micronation]] located in the municipality of the same name, in the Province of [[Imperia]], in the region of [[Liguria]], which is not recognised by the Italian government or any other world government.<ref>{{cite news |url =http://www.principatodiseborga.com/en/storia.htm |title = Principato di Seborga |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20151107112233/http://www.principatodiseborga.com/en/storia.htm |archivedate= 7 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.hemispheresmagazine.com/2012/01/01/a-land-apart/ |title= A Land Apart: Seborga |language= English}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.andiamo.fr/article-principality-of-seborga-principado-de-seborga-66113127.html |title= Principality of Seborga}}</ref> |
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== Election as Prince of Seborga == |
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On 25 November 2009 [[Giorgio Carbone|Giorgio I]], who claimed to be the Prince of Seborga, died from complications due to [[amyotrophic lateral sclerosis]] at the age of 73.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/world/europe/13carbone.html?_r=0 Giorgio Carbone, Elected Prince of Seborga, Dies at 73], By DOUGLAS MARTIN, ''The New York Times'', 12 December 2009.</ref> The election to appoint a new prince was held on 25 April 2010, and Marcello Menegatto won with 89 votes, defeating Gian Luigi Morgia, who received 67 votes.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/seborga-chiude-drammatica-crisi-politica-marcello-i-eletto.html |title = Seborga chiude una drammatica crisi politica: Marcello I eletto nuovo principe}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.riviera24.it/articoli/2010/04/25/84338/limprenditore-marcello-menegatto-e-il-nuovo-principe-di-seborga-fotoservizio |title = L'imprenditore MARCELLO MENEGATTO è il nuovo Principe di Seborga |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20151107112233/http://www.riviera24.it/articoli/2010/04/25/84338/limprenditore-marcello-menegatto-e-il-nuovo-principe-di-seborga-fotoservizio |archivedate= 7 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.rivieratimes.com/index.php/italian-riviera-article/items/a-magical-fairy-tale-come-true-6677.html |title = A magical fairy tale come true}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://metro.co.uk/2010/04/28/the-king-of-nylon-kingdom-of-seborga-ruled-by-hosiery-heir-269981/ |title= The King of Nylon: ‘kingdom’ of Seborga ruled by hosiery heir}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/7639617/Tiny-Italian-principality-announces-new-monarch-called-His-Tremendousness.html |title= Tiny Italian principality announces new monarch called 'His Tremendousness'}}</ref> |
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He ran again in the 2017 elections on 23 April, defeating [[Radio Caroline]] [[DJ]] Mark Dezzani. |
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On the 12th of April 2019, he announced his intention to abdicate<ref>[https://www.principatodiseborga.com/pds/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Lettera-di-dimissioni-del-Principe-Marcello.pdf Letter of resignation] on principatodiseborga.com </ref>, and was succeeded by his ex-wife, [[Nina Menegatto]], who was elected the first Princess of Seborga on 10 November 2019<ref name="telegraph-nina">{{cite news|last=Vogt|first=Andrea |title='Her Tremendousness' elected leader of self-declared micro-nation on hilltop in Italy |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/11/10/tremendousness-elected-leader-self-declared-micro-nation-hilltop/|accessdate=11 November 2019|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=10 November 2019}}</ref>. |
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== See also == |
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* [[Giorgio Carbone]] |
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== References == |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{succession box | before = [[Giorgio Carbone|Giorgio I]] | title = Ruler of [[Principality of Seborga]]<br>Marcello I | years = 2010 - 2019 | after = [[Nina Menegatto|Nina]]}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Menegatto, Marcello}} |
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[[Category:1978 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:People from Lecco]] |
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[[Category:Micronational leaders]] |
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[[Category:Monarchs who abdicated]] |
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[[Category:Seborga]] |
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