- Matteo II Visconti
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Matteo II Visconti Lord of Milan, Lodi, Piacenza, Parma and Bologna Matteo II Visconti Coat of arms Spouse Egidiola di Filippino of Gonzaga Father Stefano Visconti Mother Valentina Doria Born c. 1319 Died September 29, 1355 Matteo II Visconti (c. 1319 – September 29, 1355) was co-ruler of Milan together with his brothers Galeazzo II and Bernabò.
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Biography
He was the eldest son of Stefano Visconti and Valentina Doria. In 1342 he married Egidiola di Filippino of Gonzaga.
His uncle Luchino Visconti exiled him to Montferrat in 1346, but in 1350 returned to Milan. As co-ruler of the domain after the death of his uncle Giovanni Visconti (1354), Matteo was given Lodi, Piacenza, Parma and Bologna.
He died after a dinner in which, according to his mother and others, he had been poisoned by his brothers.
Sources
- Volpi, Giuseppe Rocco (1737) (in Italian). Dell'istoria dei' visconti e delle cose d'Italia : avvenute sotto di essi, descritta [The History of the Visconti of Italy and a description of the things that took place under them]. Naples, Italy: Felice-Carlo Mosca. OCLC 229910176. http://www.mdz-nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn=urn:nbn:de:bvb:12-bsb10052624-6.
See also
Preceded by
Cardinal Giovanni Visconti, Archbishop of MilanLord of Milan
with Bernabò Visconti
and Galeazzo II Visconti
1349–1355Succeeded by
Bernabò Visconti and
Galeazzo II ViscontiCategories:- Italian nobility stubs
- 1319 births
- 1355 deaths
- House of Visconti
- Rulers of Milan
- Assassinated Italian people
- 14th-century Italian people
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