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  1. From the sons of Lodrisio (Ambrogio, Estorolo) originated the Visconti di Crenna and the Visconti di Besnate; from the sons of Gaspare (Azzo, Antonio, and Giovanni), the Visconti di Jerago, the Visconti di Orago, and the Visconti di Fontaneto.

  2. Gian Galeazzo Visconti; Duke of Milan; Reign: 5 September 1395 – 3 September 1402: Coronation: 5 September 1395, Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio: Successor: Gian Maria Visconti: Lord of Milan; Reign: 6 May 1385 – 5 September 1395: Predecessor: Bernabò Visconti: Lord of Pavia; Reign: 4 August 1378 – 5 September 1395: Predecessor: Galeazzo II ...

  3. Visconti Family, Milanese family that dominated the history of northern Italy in the 14th and 15th centuries. Originating in the minor nobility , the family probably obtained the hereditary office of viscount of Milan early in the 11th century, transforming the title into a surname.

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  4. Giangaleazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan. Civil war was always the bane of the Italian city-states. E.R. Chamberlain describes how, at the end of the fourteenth century, it seemed that the whole peninsula might soon be re-united under a single man's control. Some four hundred years before the birth of Garibaldi, the dream of Italian unity seemed on ...

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  6. Apr 15, 2024 · Gian Galeazzo Visconti (born 1351, Milan—died Sept. 3, 1402, Melegnano, near Milan) was a Milanese leader who brought the Visconti dynasty to the height of its power and almost succeeded in becoming the ruler of all northern Italy. The son of Galeazzo II Visconti, who shared the rule of Milan with his brother Bernabò, Gian Galeazzo was ...

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  7. Visconti, Visconti (vēskôn´tē), Italian family that ruled Milan from the 13th cent. until 1447. In the 12th cent. members of the family received the title of v… Milan (king Of Serbia), Milan Type of Government The city-state of Milan came to dominate much of northern Italy during the medieval era as both a flourishing center of trad…

  8. Gian Galeazzo Sforza (20 June 1469 – 21 October 1494), also known as Giovan Galeazzo Sforza, was the sixth Duke of Milan. Early life [ edit ] Born in Abbiategrasso , he was only seven years old when in 1476 his father, Galeazzo Maria Sforza , was assassinated and he became the Duke of Milan .

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