Marcello Menegatto
| Marcello I | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince of Seborga | |||||
 Marcello I of Seborga | |||||
| Prince of Seborga | |||||
| Reign | 2010-2019 | ||||
| Predecessor | Giorgio I | ||||
| Successor | Nina Menegatto | ||||
| Born | 12 May 1978 Lecco, Italy | ||||
| Spouse | Nina Menegatto (divorced) | ||||
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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.[1][2][3]
Election as Prince of Seborga
On 25 November 2009 Giorgio I, who claimed to be the Prince of Seborga, died from complications due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at the age of 73.[4] 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.[5][6][7][8][9]
He ran again in the 2017 elections on 23 April, defeating Radio Caroline DJ Mark Dezzani.
On the 12th of April 2019, he announced his intention to abdicate[10], and was succeeded by his ex-wife, Nina Menegatto, who was elected the first Princess of Seborga on 10 November 2019[11].
See also
References
- ^ "Principato di Seborga". Archived from the original on 7 November 2015.
- ^ "A Land Apart: Seborga".
- ^ "Principality of Seborga".
- ^ Giorgio Carbone, Elected Prince of Seborga, Dies at 73, By DOUGLAS MARTIN, The New York Times, 12 December 2009.
- ^ "Seborga chiude una drammatica crisi politica: Marcello I eletto nuovo principe".
- ^ "L'imprenditore MARCELLO MENEGATTO è il nuovo Principe di Seborga". Archived from the original on 7 November 2015.
- ^ "A magical fairy tale come true".
- ^ "The King of Nylon: 'kingdom' of Seborga ruled by hosiery heir".
- ^ "Tiny Italian principality announces new monarch called 'His Tremendousness'".
- ^ Letter of resignation on principatodiseborga.com
- ^ Vogt, Andrea (10 November 2019). "'Her Tremendousness' elected leader of self-declared micro-nation on hilltop in Italy". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 November 2019.