Galeazzo II Visconti.
'Galeazzo II Visconti' (c.
1320 –
August 4,
1378) was a member of the
Visconti dynasty and a ruler of
Milan,
Italy.
He was the son of
Stefano Visconti and
Valentina Doria.
In
1343 he made a pilgrimage to
Jerusalem. Two years later he was ousted from by his uncle
Luchino, returning under archbishop
Giovanni Visconti, who made him governor of
Bologna.
In
1356 he fought alongside his brother
Bernabò against the
Este and the
Gonzaga, with
Pandolfo II Malatesta as commander of his troops. Winner at
Casorate, he was able to expand his territories. At the death of his brother
Matteo II, Galeazzo obtained the western part of
Lombardy, while Bernabò received the eastern one.
He was handsome and distinguished, the patron of
Petrarch, the founder of the
University of Pavia and a gifted diplomat. He married his daughter Violante to
Lionel of Antwerp, son of
Edward III of England, giving a dowry of 200,000 gold florins; and his son Gian Galeazzo to Isabelle, daughter of
King John of France.
Galeazzo faced several rebellions during his reign. In
1362 his health worsened and he moved his court ot
Pavia, which he had reconquered two years earlier, and where he died in 1378.
See also
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Visconti Castle
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