Matteo II Visconti
Matteo II Visconti | |
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Lord of Milan, Lodi, Piacenza, Parma and Bologna | |
Coat of arms | |
Spouse | Egidiola di Filippino of Gonzaga |
Noble family | House of Visconti |
Father | Stefano Visconti |
Mother | Valentina Doria |
Born | c. 1319 |
Died | September 29, 1355 |
Matteo II Visconti (c. 1319 – Saronno, September 29, 1355) was co-ruler of Milan together with his brothers Galeazzo II and Bernabò.
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. His daughter Caterina was married to Feltrino Gonzaga of Mantua.
Sources
- Volpi, Giuseppe Rocco (1737). 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] (in Italian). 1. Naples, Italy: Felice-Carlo Mosca. OCLC 229910176.
See also
Preceded by Cardinal Giovanni Visconti, Archbishop of Milan |
Lord of Milan with Bernabò Visconti and Galeazzo II Visconti 1349–1355 |
Succeeded by Bernabò Visconti and Galeazzo II Visconti |
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