Luchino Visconti
(also spelled
Lucchino
, 1287 or 1292 ? January 24, 1349) was
lord of Milan
from 1339 to 1349.
[1]
He was also a
condottiero
,
[2]
and lord of
Pavia
.
[3]
Biography
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Ruler of
Pavia
from 1315,
[4]
five years later he was
podesta
of
Vigevano
, where he erected the castle that is still visible. In 1323, along with all his family, he was excommunicated with the charge of
heresy
. The charges of heresy and excommunication were later withdrawn
[5]
and he became a Papal Vicar in 1341.
[4]
He co-ruled in
Milan
with his nephew
Azzone Visconti
and his brother
Giovanni
, until Azzones's death in 1339. He also took part in the victorious
battle of Parabiago
against his other nephew,
Lodrisio
, who had set a mercenary army to capture Milan.
With an army of mercenaries from northern Europe, which he entrusted to the sons of his brother
Stefano
, he expanded the duchy, capturing
Pisa
and buying
Parma
from
Obizzo III d'Este
.
Luchino Visconti was a patron of both music
[6]
and literature, having invited
Petrarch
to Milan.
[7]
He married three times: to Violante of
Saluzzo
, daughter of
Thomas I of Saluzzo
, then to Caterina Spinola, daughter of
Obizzo Spinola
, and, in 1349, to
Isabella Fieschi
, niece of
Pope Adrian V
, who gave Luchino Visconti his sole legitimate son, Luchino Novello, although others of the Visconti later disputed his parentage.
[8]
He was a capable military commander and lord, but was also famous for his cruel behaviour.
[5]
In January 1349 he discovered Isabella's unfaithful behaviour, and announced for her a terrible punishment. A few days later he was found poisoned, the people soon nicknaming his wife
Isabella del veleno
("Isabella of poison").
He was succeeded by his nephews
Bernabo
,
Galeazzo
and
Matteo II
, whom he had exiled from Milan in 1346.
[2]
The infidelities of Isabella were used by him and his relatives to oust Luchino Novello from the heritage.
Ancestry
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Ancestors of Luchino Visconti (died 1349)
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| | | | | | | | | 16. Uberto Visconti
| | | | | | | 8. Obizzo Visconti
| | | | | | | | | | 17. Berta Pirovano
| | | | | | | 4.
Teobaldo Visconti
| | | | | | | | | | | | 18. Ruffino Mandelli
| | | | | | | 9. Fiorina Mandelli
| | | | | | | | | | 19. Aldesia Pietrasanta
| | | | | | | 2.
Matteo I Visconti
, Lord of Milan
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20. Uberto IV. Pirovano
| | | | | | | 10. Ubertus Pirovano
| | | | | | | | | | 21.
| | | | | | | 5. Anastasia Pirovano
| | | | | | | | | | | | 22.
| | | | | | | 11. Casati
| | | | | | | | | | 23.
| | | | | | | 1.
Luchino Visconti, Lord of Milan
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24. Lanzo Borri
| | | | | | | 12. Lanfranco or Ruffino Borri
| | | | | | | | | | 25. Elsie Bouve
| | | | | | | 6.
Squarcino Borri
| | | | | | | | | | | | 26.
| | | | | | | 13.
| | | | | | | | | | 27.
| | | | | | | 3.
Bonacossa Borri
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28.
| | | | | | | 14.
| | | | | | | | | | 29.
| | | | | | | 7. Antonia
| | | | | | | | | | | | 30.
| | | | | | | 15.
| | | | | | | | | | 31.
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References
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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
August 25,
2010
.
- ^
a
b
Societa Storica Lombarda, ed. (1907). "Bianca of Savoia e le sue nozze con Galeazzo II Visconti" [Bianca of Savoy and her wedding with Galeazzo II Visconti].
Archivio Storico Lombardo
[
Lombard Historical Archive
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Sede Libreria della Societa Fratelli Bocca
. pp.
23
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OCLC
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. Retrieved
September 11,
2010
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Pullan, Brian S. (1972). "The Coming of the Signori".
A history of early Renaissance Italy: From the mid-thirteenth to the mid-fifteenth century
. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 160.
OCLC
613989155
.
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a
b
Marek, Miroslav (January 19, 2005).
"Visconti 2"
.
Genealogy.Eu
. Retrieved
September 13,
2010
.
[
self-published source
]
- ^
a
b
Chisholm, Hugh
, ed. (1911).
"Visconti"
.
Encyclopædia Britannica
. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 128.
"Lucchino made peace with the church in 1341, bought Parma from Obizzo d'Este and made Pisa dependent on Milan. Although he showed ability as general and governor, he was jealous and cruel, and was poisoned in 1349 by his wife Isabella Fieschi."
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Gallo, F. Alberto (1985).
"14 The courts of Lombardy"
.
Music of the Middle Ages II
. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 59.
ISBN
978-0-521-28483-7
.
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. Retrieved
September 13,
2010
.
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Societa Storica Lombarda (1874). "Societa Storica Lombarda" [Petrarch]. In Brigola, Gaetano (ed.).
Archivio storico lombardo giornale della Societa Storica Lombarda
[
Historical journal of Lombard Lombard Historical Society
] (in Italian). Vol. 1. Milano: Societa Storica Lombarda. p.
386
.
OCLC
445904008
. Retrieved
September 13,
2010
.
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Williams, George L. (1998).
"Two: The Papal Families at the Close of the Middle Ages, 1200-1471"
.
Papal genealogy: The families and descendants of the popes
. Jefferson, NC:
McFarland
. p. 34.
ISBN
978-0-7864-0315-8
.
OCLC
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. Retrieved
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2010
.
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