Siege of Genoa (1331)
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| Siege of Genoa (1331) | |||||||
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| Part of Catalan–Genoese War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Crown of Aragon | Republic of Genoa | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Guillem de Cervelló i de Banyeres | Unknown | ||||||
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| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The siege of Genoa of 1331 was one of the episodes of the Catalan–Genoese War.
The Aragonese conquest of Sardinia by James II of Aragon in 1323 turned the commercial rivalry between the Crown of Aragon and the Republic of Genoa into an open war, and the councilors of Barcelona asked Alfonso IV of Aragon to organize an army against the Genoese.[1]
Guillem de Cervelló i de Banyeres commanded an armada in 1331, with Galceran Marquet and Bernat Sespujades as vice admirals,[2] who attacked Monaco and Mentone, defended by Antonio Grimaldi[3] and besieged Savona.
The siege
After Guillem de Cervelló plundered the Italian Riviera, the fleet blocked the port of Genoa and sent a messenger to the senate, asking for redress of grievances or offering battle, which were not accepted, and the fleet plundered the surroundings of the city[4]