Federico da Pagana
Federico da Pagana was born in Genoa in 1315, the son of Nicolò da Pagana. A Ghibelline merchant tied to the common people, at twenty-five he was among the electors of the first doge, Simone Boccanegra, and he later served the republic as ambassador to Italian courts and as envoy to Emperor Charles IV in Vienna.
In April 1383 Doge Domenico Fregoso fled the city, and almost by popular acclaim Federico was elected the ninth doge on 7 April. He was deposed the very same day, and Leonardo Montaldo took his place. Federico returned to trade and lived out his life as a merchant, dying in Genoa in 1406.