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Galeazzo II Visconti. Galeazzo II Visconti ( c. 1320 – 4 August 1378) was a member of the Visconti dynasty and a ruler of Milan, Italy. His most notable military campaigns were against Pope Gregory XI, around 1367. These battles fought between the papacy and the Visconti family ultimately ended in a peace treaty.
- 1349 – 1378
- Valentina Doria
Grazzano Visconti Castle was built in 1395 on concession of the Lord of Milan, Gian Galeazzo Visconti, as a gift for his sister Beatrice who had married a nobleman from Piacenza, Giovanni Anguissola. The fortress will return into the Visconti family only in 1870, linking itself definitely to their lives, and in particular to the life of Duke ...
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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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Aug 5, 2021 · Galeazzo II Visconti was a second son of Stefano Visconti and Valentina Doria. His parents had 3 sons: Matteo II, Galeazzo, and Bernabò. After Stefano’s passing in 1327, Galeazzo became Lord of Alessandria, Alba, Asti, Como, Tortona, Novara, Pavia, Vercelli and, together with the siblings Matteo II and Bernabò, co-Lord of Milan.
Bianca of Savoy. Gian Galeazzo Visconti (16 October 1351 – 3 September 1402), was the first duke of Milan (1395) [a] and ruled the late-medieval city just before the dawn of the Renaissance. He also ruled Lombardy jointly with his uncle Bernabò. [1] He was the founding patron of the Certosa di Pavia, completing the Visconti Castle at Pavia ...
Built in about 1368 by Galeazzo II Visconti, it was rebuilt in 1450 by Francesco Sforza with the assistance of great architects; Filarete, Ferrini Gadio. During the time of Ludovico il Moro, it was one of the most magnificent courts of Europe and both Leonardo Da Vinci and Bramante worked there.
The Visconti Castle or Castello Visconteo of Cassano is a castle of medieval origin in Cassano d'Adda, Lombardy, Northern Italy. Its current form dates back to the 14th century, when Bernabò Visconti , lord of Milan , enlarged the existing fortification as part of a defensive system of the Visconti dominions on the Adda river .
