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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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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 ...
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The Italian despot Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan (1351-1402), succeeded in conquering most of northern Italy in his ambitious attempt to place the entire Italian peninsula under his control. Gian Galeazzo Visconti was born on Oct. 16, 1351. He was the only son of Galeazzo II, who ruled the family's Milanese territories jointly with his ...
Visconti family. 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 ...
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Gian Galeazzo Visconti (16 October 1351 – 3 September 1402), was the first duke of Milan (1395) and ruled the late-medieval city just before the dawn of the Renaissance. He also ruled Lombardy jointly with his uncle Bernabò. He was the founding patron of the Certosa di Pavia, completing the Visconti Castle at Pavia begun by his father and ...
September 1373, deceased in 1374. from his second marriage to Caterina Visconti: his son Giovanni Maria the Cruel, born on 9. September 1388, Duke of Milan 1402-1412, since 1408 married to Antonia Malatesta; he was fatally stabbed on 16. May 1412 – his cruelty and his bloodthirstyness exceeded everything the House of Visconti had experienced ...
The growth of the Visconti state 2. Giangaleazzo's early years: the Count of Vertus in Piedmontese politics (1378–85) 3. Giangaleazzo and Bernabó: the hermit of Pavia (1378–85) 4. Northern Italy and the fall of Bernabó (1385). The new Lord of Milan 5. The Visconti state: the government of Lomardy and Giangaleazzo's administrative reforms ...
