Galeazzo I Visconti

Galeazzo I Visconti
Galeazzo I Visconti
Lord of Milan
Coat of arms
Reign	1322–1327
Predecessor	Matteo I Visconti
Successor	Luchino
Born	21 January 1277
Died	6 August 1328; Pescia
Noble family	House of Visconti
Spouse(s)	Beatrice d'Este
Issue	Azzone, Lord of Milan; Ricciarda, Marchioness of Saluzzo;
Father	Matteo I Visconti
Mother	Bonacossa Borri

Galeazzo I Visconti (21 January 1277 – 6 August 1328) was lord of Milan from 1322 to 1327. After being chosen Captain of Milan, he defeated two papal armies and was excommunicated by Pope John XXII. Temporarily imprisoned for murder, Galeazzo retired to Pescia and died in August 1328.

Biography

Galeazzo was the son of Matteo I Visconti^[1] and Bonacosa Borri. On 24 June 1300 he married Beatrice d'Este,^[2] 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 Galeazzo was named capitano del popolo in Milan, and defeated a Papal-Angevin army at Bassignana.^[3] He was excommunicated by Pope John XXII in March 1323 and unrest in Milan impaired his authority.^[3] With the support of Emperor Louis IV, at Monza Galeazzo defeated an army sent against him by John XXII.^[3] 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.^[3] Galeazzo was freed in March 1328^[3] and took shelter under the other Ghibelline leader of Italy at the time, Castruccio Castracani. However, he died at Pescia in August 1328.^[3]

His son Azzone succeeded him in Milan.^[3] His daughter Ricciarda was married to Tommaso II di Saluzzo.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Galeazzo I Visconti

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

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5. Anastasia Pirovano

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11. Casati

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1. Galeazzo I Visconti, Lord of Milan

24. Lanzo Borri

12. Lanfranco or Ruffino Borri

25. Elsie Bouve

6. Squarcino Borri

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3. Bonacossa Borri

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7. Antonia

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References

^ Newman 2005, p. 18.
^ Parker 1993, p. 131.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g 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. 74 (1 Mar.). Cambridge University Press.
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 (111). The Johns Hopkins University Press.