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His other descendants initiated to live in the Vergante, originating the cadet branches of the Visconti di Massino, the Visconti di Invorio, and the Visconti di Oleggio Castello. To the Visconti di Massino belonged Uberto Pico, who happened to be confused with Uberto Visconti, the brother of Matteo Lord of Milan.
- vice: "deputy" - comes: "count"
- Filippo Maria Visconti
- 1075
- Milan
Part of the furniture and the archive of the Visconti d'Aragona were moved to the Visconti Castle of Somma Lombardo, another estate house of the Visconti di San Vito. At the beginning of the 20th century the importance of the Visconti Castle in the local history has led the municipality of Massino to rename itself Massino Visconti.
The Castello di Massino Visconti (Massino Visconti castle) was entrusted to Guido Ottone Visconti in 1139, who became its feudal lord; the castle was the family’s first small fortress. In 1358, Galeazzo Visconti , who was at war with the Marquis of Monferrato, had all the castles in the Vergante area destroyed.
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Visconti Castle (Massino) / 45.82028°N 8.53833°E / 45.82028; 8.53833. The Visconti Castle of Massino is a medieval castle located on the Vergante hills in the municipality of Massino Visconti, Province of Novara, Piedmont, northern Italy. Since the 12th century it has been a possession and one of the preferred residences of the ...
- 12th century
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- Guido Visconti
- Medieval castle
Visconti dynasty. A noble family of northern Italy who ruled the duchy of Milan and whose members were important patrons of the early Renaissance in that important city. In the twelfth century the clan was granted the title of viscount, which they adopted as the family name. Oddone Visconti, the archbishop of Milan, became ruler of the city by ...
Tourism in Massino Visconti. A tour of the village also includes other monuments. For example, the Romanesque Church of San Michele with its well-known leaning bell tower dating back to the 11th century, and the Parish Church of Purificazione di Maria Vergine, both embellished with marvellous 15th- and 16th-century frescoes.
Jun 7, 2018 · June 7, 2018. Among the Italian filmmakers who achieved international prominence in the decades after World War II, Luchino Visconti possessed perhaps the sharpest historical insight and the ...
