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Matteo II Visconti (c. 1319 – Saronno, 29 September 1355) was co-ruler of Milan together with his brothers Galeazzo II and Bernabò.
After Giovanni’s death, the Visconti dominions were shared among his three nephews. When Matteo II (c. 1319–55) died, Bernabò (1323–85) and Galeazzo II (c. 1321–78) divided Milan and its territory, Bernabò taking the eastern area and Galeazzo II the western.
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Through the marriages of his nephews (Matteo II, Bernabò, and Galeazzo II), he linked the Visconti dynastically to the families ruling the territories to the west and east of the Visconti dominions: the Gonzaga, the Della Scala, and the Savoy.
Matteo II Visconti (Milano, 1319 circa – Saronno, 29 settembre 1355), fu signore di Bobbio, Bologna, Lodi, Parma, Piacenza e, insieme ai fratelli Galeazzo II e Bernabò, co-Signore di Milano.
Matteo II Visconti (c. 1319 – Saronno, 29 September 1355) was co-ruler of Milan together with his brothers Galeazzo II and Bernabò.
His successor, Matteo I Visconti, controlled Milan with the backing of the Holy Roman Emperor, but the opposition of the Guelph (papal) faction forced him to surrender his title in favor of his son Galeazzo I Visconti in 1322.
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VISCONTI, Matteo (II). – Figlio primogenito di Stefano e di Valentina Doria, fratello di Bernabò e Galeazzo, nacque probabilmente attorno al 1319 (Simeoni, 1937). Nel 1339 venne addobbato cavaliere in occasione della battaglia di Parabiago, dove combatté nell’esercito dello zio Luchino contro Lodrisio Visconti (C. Fiamma, Opusculum de ...
