Galeazzo I Visconti

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Galeazzo I Visconti
Lord of Milan
19th century fantasy portrait of Galeazzo I Visconti
Coat of armsCoat of arms of the House of Visconti (1277).svg
Reign1322-1327
PredecessorGaleazzo I
SuccessorLuchino
Born21 January 1277
Died6 August 1328
Pescia
Noble familyHouse of Visconti
Spouse(s)Beatrice d'Este
Issue
FatherMatteo I Visconti
MotherBonacossa Borri

Galeazzo I Visconti (21 January 1277 – 6 August 1328) was lord of Milan from 1322 to 1327.[1]

Biography[]

He was the son of Matteo I Visconti[2] and Bonacosa Borri. On 24 June 1300 he married Beatrice d'Este,[3] daughter of Obizzo II d'Este. The following year the Visconti were however forced to leave Milan and he lived at the Este and Bonacolsi courts for several years.

In 1322 he was named capitano del popolo in Milan, but was soon forced to leave again the city due to a revolt set up by his cousin Lodrisio Visconti. With the support of Emperor Louis IV, at Vaprio he defeated an army sent against him by the Pope. In 1328, after accusations of betrayal from his brother Marco, as well as that of the assassination of his brother Stefano Visconti, the emperor had him imprisoned in Monza.[4] Galeazzo was freed in March 1328[4] and took shelter under the other Ghibelline leader of Italy at the time, Castruccio Castracani. However, he died at Pescia a few months later.[4]

His son Azzone succeeded him in Milan.[4] His daughter Ricciarda was married to Tommaso II di Saluzzo.

Ancestry[]

References[]

  1. ^ Tolfo, Maria Grazia; Colussi, Paolo (February 7, 2006). "Storia di Milano ::: I Visconti" [History of Milan::: The Visconti]. Storia di Milano (in Italian). Milano: Storiadimilano. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  2. ^ Newman 2005, p. 18.
  3. ^ Parker 1993, p. 131.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Black 2009, p. 39.

Sources[]

  • Black, Jane (2009). Absolutism in Renaissance Milan: Plenitude of Power Under the Visconti and the Sforza 1329-1535. Oxford University Press.
  • Newman, Barbara (2005). "The Heretic Saint: Guglielma of Bohemia, Milan, and Brunate". Church History. Cambridge University Press. Vol. 74, No. 1 Mar. |volume= has extra text (help)
  • Parker, Deborah (1993). "Ideology and Cultural Practice: The Case of Dante's Treatment of Beatrice d'Este". Dante Studies, with the Annual Report of the Dante Society. The Johns Hopkins University Press. No. 111.
Italian nobility
Preceded by
Matteo I Visconti 		Lord of Milan
1322–1327 		Succeeded by
Azzone Visconti
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