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Federico Visconti (1617–1693), Cardinal and Archbishop of Milan from 1681 to 1693. Filippo Maria Visconti (archbishop) (1721–1801), Archbishop of Milan from 1784 to 1801. Gaspare Visconti, Archbishop of Milan from 1584 to 1595. Roberto Visconti, Archbishop of Milan from 1354 to 1361.
Visconti dynasty. A noble family of northern Italy who ruled the duchy of Milan and whose members were important patrons of the early Renaissance in that important city. In the twelfth century the clan was granted the title of viscount, which they adopted as the family name. Oddone Visconti, the archbishop of Milan, became ruler of the city by ...
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Violante Visconti. Viridis Visconti. Giulio Visconti Borromeo Arese. Carlo Visconti (cardinal) Giovanni III Visconti. Roberto Visconti. Categories: Italian noble families. Families of Milan.
The bronzed serpent brought to Milan from Constantinople in the 11th century, today in the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, is thought to have inspired the biscione. One of the oldest depictions of the Biscione is in the Great Hall of the Visconti Castle of Angera.
House of Visconti. Visconti is the family name of two important Italian noble dynasties of the Middle Ages. There are two distinct Visconti families: the first one (chronologically) in the Republic of Pisa in the mid twelfth century who achieved prominence first in Pisa, then in Sardinia where they became rulers of Gallura.
Category. : House of Visconti. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Stemma visconteo. Italiano: I Visconti furono una famiglia che governò Milano durante il Medioevo e l'inizio del Rinascimento, dal 1277 al 1447.
Jun 11, 2018 · Visconti. Visconti Italian family that ruled Milan from the 13th century until 1447. Ottone Visconti ( c. 1207–95) was appointed Archbishop of Milan in 1262, and used his position to become the first Visconti Signore (It. ‘Lord’) of Milan. Supporters of the anti-papal Ghibellines, the Visconti established control over Lombardy in the 14th ...
