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The Visconti of Milan are a noble Italian family. They rose to power in Milan during the Middle Ages where they ruled from 1277 to 1447, initially as Lords then as Dukes, and several collateral branches still exist.
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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Oddone Visconti, the archbishop of Milan, became ruler of the city by ousting the rival Della Torre clan in 1277. 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.
Apr 15, 2024 · Matteo I Visconti (born Aug. 15, 1250, Invorio, Lombardy—died June 24, 1322, Milan) was the early head of the powerful dynasty of the Visconti, who for almost two centuries ruled Milan. Installed as captain of the people in 1287 with the help of his great-uncle Ottone Visconti, archbishop of Milan, Matteo succeeded in extending his six-month ...
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Gian GALEAllO, the most powerful of the Visconti, became joint ruler of the Milanese territories on the death of his father in 1378 and sole ruler on the death of his uncle seven years later.
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 ...
Jun 11, 2018 · History. Italian History: Biographies. Visconti. views 3,832,638 updated Jun 11 2018. 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.
