# Ottaviano Fregoso — Discourses on Livy character guide

> Ottaviano Fregoso in Discourses on Livy by Niccolò Machiavelli.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Ottaviano

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

Doge of Genoa and condottiero during the Italian Wars.

## In the story

### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/discourses_on_livy_se/chapters/xxiv)

Wise ruler of Genoa who dismantled the French citadel and maintained authority through valour and prudence.

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