Marcello Menegatto
| His Serene Highness Marcello I | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marcello I of Seborga | |||||
| Prince of Seborga | |||||
| Reign | 25 April 2010 – 10 November 2019 | ||||
| Coronation | 22 May 2010 | ||||
| Predecessor | Giorgio I | ||||
| Successor | Nina | ||||
| Born | 12 May 1978 Lecco, Italy | ||||
| Spouses | Nina Menegatto (div.) | ||||
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Marcello Menegatto (born 12 May 1978) is an Italian-Seborgan businessman. He reigned as the second head of state of the Principality of Seborga from 2010 to 2019, as Marcello I, a micronation located in the municipality of the same name, in the Province of Imperia, in the region of Liguria.[1][2][3]
Prince of Seborga
On 25 November 2009, Giorgio I, first 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 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 12 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]
| Preceded by: Giorgio I |
Ruler of Principality of Seborga Marcello I 2010 - 2019 |
Succeeded by: Nina |
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.