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Caterina Visconti. Caterina Visconti (1361 – 17 October 1404) was Duchess of Milan as the second spouse of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, the first Duke of Milan, and was the mother of two succeeding Dukes of Milan, Gian Maria and Filippo Maria Visconti. Caterina served as Regent of Milan from 1402 to 1404, during her elder son's minority, but due ...
In this painting Caterina Visconti is depicted as the Virgin Mary and St. Catherine of Alexandria as it is customary for a Milanese Duchess. Her cousin and husband Gian Galeazzo Visconti is shown as Jesus Christ; Saint Ambrose (on the left side), the main Saint of the Milanese Dukedom, is also not missing. The person, a nun or an abbess, who ...
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1351-1402. Biography. Son of Galeazzo II Visconti (q.v.) and his wife Bianca of Savoy. He succeeded his father as Lord of Milan and, when the city was raised to a duchy in 1395, became the first Duke. He founded the Certosa at Pavia. His first wife was Isabelle of Valois; his second, whom he married in 1380, was his cousin Caterina Visconti.
Visconti, Catherine (c. 1360–1404)Duchess and regent of Milan. Name variations: Caterina Visconti; Caterina di Bernabo Visconti. Born around 1360 in Milan; died in October 1404 in Monza, Italy; daughter of Barnabas, Barnabo or Bernabo Visconti, lord of Milan (r. 1354–1385), and Beatrice della Scala (1340–1384); sister of Virida Visconti (c. Source for information on Visconti, Catherine ...
Fig. 8: Caterina Sforza with the Visconti symbol of the loose knot. London, Victoria and Albert Museum; Fig. 9: The jasmine on the head of Caterina's mother, Lucrezia de' Medici. Sandro Botticelli: Primavera, c. 1498, detail. Florence, Uffizi; Fig. 10: Caterina Sforza with the Visconti symbol of the loose knot and the Riario symbol of the rose ...
Jan 25, 2022 · A History of Italy. January 25, 2022. After the untimely death of the first duke of Milan, Gian Galeazzo Visconti, the duchy is thrown into turmoil as the widow, Caterina Visconti attempts to hold onto the realm of her sons, Giovanni Maria and Filippo Maria through internal intrigue and external military pressure from Florence, Venice and many ...
Caterina was born in Milan, one of the seventeen children of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and Beatrice Regina della Scala (1331 – 18 June 1384). Her paternal grandparents were Stefano Visconti , Lord of Milan, and Valentina Doria , and her maternal grandparents were Mastino II della Scala and Taddea da Carrara .
