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Matteo I Visconti (Invorio, 15 August 1250 - Crescenzago, 24 June 1322) was the son of Teobaldo Visconti (nephew of the Archbishop of Milan, Ottone Visconti) and Anastasia Pirovano. Matteo was a soldier and faithful servant of his great-uncle Ottone in his battles and conquest of power over Milan. In 1287, his uncle had him appointed capitano del popolo (Italian for "Captain of the People") of ...
Ottone Visconti, 1207–95, archbishop of Milan, was recognized (1277) as lord of the city after he had defeated the opposition of the Della Torre family, established leaders of the popular party. To keep the lordship in the family, he had Matteo I Visconti, 1255–1322, elected captain of the people in 1287.
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. The effective founder of the Visconti lordship of Milan was the archbishop Ottone, who wrested control of the city from the rival ...
This content downloaded from 98.222.57.9 on Tue, 14 Jan 2014 17:50:06 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions Langobard Revival of Matteo il Magno Visconti | 395 the rightful site for the coronation of the king of Italy, until the cache of ancient crowns in San Giovanni’s treasury gradually earned it pride of place.32 The legend was ...
Giovanni Visconti (1290–1354) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal, who was co-ruler in Milan and lord of other Italian cities. [1] [2] He also was a military leader who fought against Florence , and used force to capture and hold other cities.
Matteo II Visconti (c. 1319 – 1355) Lord of Milan, co-ruler with his brothers. Galeazzo II Visconti (c. 1320 – 1378) Lord of Milan, co-ruler with his brothers. Barnabò Visconti (1323 – 1385) Lord of Milan, co-ruler with his brothers. Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1351–1402) Lord of Milan then Duke of Milan in 1395.
Filippo Maria Visconti (3 September 1392 – 13 August 1447) [1] was duke of Milan from 1412 to 1447. Known to be cruel and paranoid, but shrewd as a ruler, he went to war in the 1420s with Romagna, Florence and Venice in the Wars in Lombardy, but was eventually forced to accept peace under Pope Martin V. He would return to the offensive again ...
