Marcello Menegatto


Marcello Menegatto, who used the style His Serene Highness Marcello of Seborga, is a businessman of Italian origin who claimed to be the head of state of the Principality of Seborga, a micronation located in the municipality of the same name, in the Province of Imperia, in the region of Liguria, which is not recognised by the Italian government or any other world government.

Election as Prince of Seborga

On 25 November 2009 Giorgio I, who claimed to be the Prince of Seborga, died from complications due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at the age of 73. The election to appoint a new prince was held on 25 April 2010, and Marcello Menegatto won with 89 votes, defeating Gian Luigi Morgia, who received 67 votes.
He ran again in the 2017 elections on 23 April, defeating Radio Caroline DJ Mark Dezzani.
On the 12th of April 2019, he announced his intention to abdicate, and was succeeded by his ex-wife, Nina Menegatto, who was elected the first Princess of Seborga on 10 November 2019.