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Viridis Visconti (1354–1414) was an Italian noblewoman. Her marriage to Leopold III, Duke of Austria, Viridis was Duchess consort of Austria, Styria and Carinthia, she was also Countess consort of Tyrol.
Leopold was the founder of the branch of the dynasty from which all the Habsburgs of the Early Modern era were to trace their descent. In 1365 at the age of fourteen his brother Rudolf arranged for him to be married to Viridis Visconti, who was about his own age. The Visconti ruled over the extremely wealthy region of Lombardy, and the bride ...
Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Visconti, Virida (c. 1354–1414)Archduchess of Austria . Name variations: Verde Visconti; Virda Visconti; Viridis Visconti. Born around 1354 (some sources cite 1350 and 1351) in Milan, Italy; died in 1414 in Sittich, Karnten; daughter of Bernabo Visconti, lord of Milan (r. 1354–1385), and ...
Dec 13, 2016 · Veridis Duchess Austria Visconti. My 17th great-grandmother was born into a noble family in trouble with the papacy. Veridis ( sometimes spelled Viridis) was born in Milan in 1352. Her father was excommunicated 1363 for opposing the Pope in Rome. She is buried at the Cistercian monastery in Sittich ,Obcina, Ljubljana, in modern and Slovenia.
Duke Ernest’s claims initially posed only a further hindrance to an amicable settlement. Ultimately, though, he proved successful – in that he survived his rivals. Ernest was the third son of Duke Leopold III, the founder of the Leopoldine line of the Habsburgs, and Viridis Visconti.
Nov 26, 2022 · In Milan, around the year 1100, the title became hereditary and a single family assumed the surname Vicecomites (Italian: Visconti). In 1277 the bishop Ottone Visconti, leader of the ghibelline ...
Image-Gallery. Verde or Viridis Visconti (c. 1352-1414), a daughter of Bernabò Visconti and Regina della Scala. This portrait of Verde or Viridis Visconti, which was made between 1579 and 1587 for the portrait-collection of the Archduke Ferdinand II. of Austria-Tyrol, is a pure fantasy-portrait.
