The family



With the constitutional reform carried out by Andrea Doria in 1528 which gave life to the aristocratic Republic of Genoa, the Pallavicinos were placed in charge of one of the twenty-eight hotels (groupings of families inspired by medieval ones but in this case decided by the government) in which the Genoese patriciate members ascribed to the Liber Civilitatis (later called Liber Nobilitatis) were divided up, the only ones having the right to hold government offices up to that of Doge.
With the last legislative reform of the Republic of Genoa issued in 1576, the Leges Novae, and the consequent abolition of “artificial” hotels in 1528, the Pallavicino family maintained a leading position among the main families of the Genoese patriciate and its members were constantly represented in the Senate of the Republic, the highest governing body, and three of them wore the dogal mantle: Agostino (1637-1639), Gian Carlo (1785-1787) and Alerame Maria (1789-1791).