Azzone Visconti (December 7, 1302 - August 16, 1339) was lord of Milan from 1329 until his death. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting The following is a list of rulers of Milan from the 13th century to 1859 when Milan and the rest of Lombardy were incorporated into the Kingdom of He is considered the founder of the state of Milan, which later became a duchy.
Biography
Born in Ferrara, he was the sole legitimate son of Galeazzo I Visconti and Beatrice d'Este. Ferrara is a city in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. Galeazzo I Visconti ( January 21 1277 - August 6 1328[http //www "Este" redirects here For the city see Este Italy. For Tolkien's fictional character see Estë. In 1322 he was lord of Piacenza, but in the same year, together with his father, was forced to flee. Piacenza ( Placentia in Latin and old-fashioned English, Piasëinsa in the local dialect of Emiliano-Romagnolo) is a In 1325 he took part to the victorious Battle of Altopascio against the Guelphs. The Guelphs and Ghibellines were factions supporting respectively the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire in central and northern Italy he was imprisoned in the infamous Forni of Monza . Monza ( Munscia in Western Lombard) is a city on the river Lambro, a tributary of the Po, in the Lombardy region of Italy
In 1329 he bought, for 60,000 (or 125,000[1]) florins the title of imperial vicar of Milan by the emperor Louis IV in opposition to the Pope, who nominally held the right of the nomination. Louis IV ( 1 April[[ 282]] &ndash 11 October 1347) called the Bavarian, of the house of Wittelsbach, was the Duke of Bavaria Azzone paid only 12,000 of the promised florins, the feeble Louis being unable to force the payment. In the same years he was named as one of the assassins of his uncle Marco, but was never condemned. Marco Visconti, born 1978 - 06-04 in Rome, Italy, is a musician producer and promoter for the Italian band XP8. On March 15, 1330 Azzone was appointed perpetual lord of Milan. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, the expiring of the excommunication pending over the family since the times of his grandfather Matteo. Visconti was the family name of two important Italian noble dynasties of the Middle Ages.
In 1331, Charles of Bohemia, the son of King John of Bohemia and future emperor as Charles IV, was nearly poisoned to death at a banquet in Pavia. Charles IV ( Czech: Karel IV, German: Karl IV, Hungarian: IV Károly; 14 May 1316 &ndash John the Blind ( Luxembourgish: Jang de Blannen; German: Johann der Blinde von Luxemburg Azzone was again suspected. In the August of the same year he allied with the Marquess of Montferrat against King Robert of Anjou, in order to capture his possessions in north-western Italy. Montferrat (in Piemontèis, Monfrà; in Italian, Monferrato) is part of the region of Piedmont in Northern Italy. Robert of Anjou, known as Robert the Wise (Roberto il Saggio 1277 – 20 January, 1343) was King of Naples from 1309 to 1343 In 1332 he also conquered Bergamo and Pizzighettone, continuing in 1335 with Lodi, Crema and other Lombardy lands who had ceded themselves to the Papal States, as well as Vercelli and Cremona. Bergamo ( Bèrghem in Lombard, antiquated Wälsch-Bergen in German) is a town in Lombardy, Italy, about Pizzighettone is an Italian town in Lombardy, part of the Province of Cremona. Lodi ( pronounced) is a town in Lombardy, Italy, on the right bank of the River Adda. Vercelli ( Varséj in Piedmontese) is a City of about 50000 inhabitants in the Province of Vercelli in Piedmont in northern Cremonese redirects here For the football team see US Cremonese Cremona is a City in northern Italy, situated
Lodrisio, who had escaped, set a company of mercenary troops with the help of the Scaligers of Verona, who sought vengeance for Azzone's support to Venice during the war with Verona. Verona is a city and provincial capital in Veneto, Northern Italy. The latter was however defeated by the Milanese troops in the battle of Parabiago, to which Azzone, suffering of gout, did not partake. The Battle of Parabiago was fought in the February 1339 near Parabiago, in Lombardy, northern Italy, between the St Gout (also called metabolic arthritis) is a disease created by a buildup of Uric acid. Lodrisio was imprisoned in the castle of San Colombano al Lambro. San Colombano al Lambro is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km southeast
He died in 1339 for a gout attack, and was buried in the church of San Gottardo, which he had commissioned some years before. San Gottardo in Corte or San Gottardo a Palazzo is a church in Milan, northern Italy. He had no male heirs, having had only a daughter. He is also remembered for his great construction works in Milan and other city of Lombardy.
External links
- Biography at History of Milan (Italian)
| Preceded by Galeazzo I Visconti |
Lord of Milan 1329–1339 |
Succeeded by Luchino Visconti |
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