Portrait attributed to Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis, reputed to be of Gian Galeazzo Visconti

Gian Galeazzo Visconti (November 1351 – September 3, 1402), son of Galeazzo II Visconti and Bianca di Savoia, was the first Duke of Milan (1395)^[1] and ruled the late-medieval city just before the dawn of the Renaissance. He was the great founding patron of the Certosa di Pavia, completing at Pavia the palazzo begun by his father and furthering work on the Duomo of Milan. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Portrait of Bianca Maria Sforza, c. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Suko of Japan, third of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders Start of the reign of Emperor Go-Kogon of Japan, fourth of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders May 1 Zürich joins the Swiss Confederation. ... is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events September 14 - Battle of Homildon Hill. ... Galeazzo II Visconti. ... The House of Savoy or in Italian, La Casa di Savoia, or simply Casa Savoia, (or Savoie, French) is a dynasty of nobles who traditionally had their domain in Savoy, a region that includes present-day Piemonte, other parts of Northern Italy, and a smaller region in France. ... This is about the Italian city of Milan. ... The Renaissance (French for rebirth, or Rinascimento in Italian), was a cultural movement in Italy (and in Europe in general) that began in the late Middle Ages, and spanned roughly the 14th through the 17th century. ... Certosa di Pavia is the name of a famous monastery complex in Lombardy, Italy, situated near a small town (in Province of Pavia) with the same name. ... Piazza del Duomo and Duomo di Milano, 1909. ...

Although most famous as Signore of Milan, Gian Galeazzo was born into the branch of the Visconti that possessed the signoria of the city of Pavia. In 1385 Gian Galeazzo gained control of Milan by overthrowing his uncle Bernabò through treacherous means. Visconti was a noble family that ruled Milan during the Middle Ages and Early Renaissance period. ... A Signoria (from Signore or Lord) was an abstract noun meaning (roughly) government; governing authority; de facto sovereignty; lordship in many of the Italian city states during the medieval and renaissance periods. ... For the municipality in the Philippines, see Pavia, Iloilo. ... Year 1385 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... Bernabò Visconti (1319-1385) was an Italian soldier and statesman, lord of Milan in the 14th century. ...

His first marriage was to Isabelle de Valois, who brought him the title of comte de Vertus in Champagne, rendered in Italian as Conte di Virtù, the title by which he was known in his early career.^[2]A devoted father to his daughter Valentina (wife of Louis, Duke of Orleans and mother of the famous poet, Charles of Orleans), Gian Galeazzo reacted to gossip about Valentina at the French Court by threatening to declare war on France. Valentina Visconti (died December 4, 1408) was the wife of Louis de Valois, Duke of Orléans, the brother of Charles VI of France. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Charles of Valois (1391-1465) became Duke of Orléans in 1407, following the murder of his father, Louis of Valois. ...

Galeazzo's role as a statesman also took other forms. Soon after seizing Milan he took Verona, Vicenza, and Padua, establishing himself as Signore of each, and soon controlled almost the entire valley of the Po. He lost Padua in 1390, when it reverted to Francesco Novello Carrara. He received the title of Duke of Milan from Wenceslaus, King of the Romans in 1395 for 100,000 florins. Gian Galeazzo had dreams of uniting all of northern Italy into one kingdom,a revived Lombard empire. The obstacles to his success included Bologna and especially Florence. In 1402 Gian Galeazzo launched assaults upon these cities. The warfare was extremely costly on both sides, but it was universally believed the Milanese would emerge victorious. The Florentine leaders, especially Coluccio Salutati worked successfully to rally the people of Florence, but the Florentines were being taxed hard by famine, disease, and poverty. Galeazzo won another victory over the Bolognese at the Battle of Casalecchio on June 26, 1402. This page is about the city in Italy; for other uses, see Verona (disambiguation). ... Vicenza is a city in northern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, straddling the Bacchiglione. ... Padua, Italy, (Italian: IPA: , Latin: Patavium, Venetian: ) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, the economic and communications hub of the region. ... PO may stand for: Pareto optimality Parole Officer Per os, Latin for by mouth or orally Perfect Orange a third wave ska based in Knoxville, TN from 2002-2005 Petty Officer, a Non-Commissioned Officer Rank in many Navies Pilkington Optronics, now Thales Optronics Pilot Officer, a junior commissioned rank... Wenceslaus (German: Wenzel, Czech: Václav IV; sometimes known as the Drunkard) (February 26, 1361 – August 16, 1419), of the house of Luxembourg, was king of Bohemia from 1378 to his death; until 1400, he also headed the Holy Roman Empire (as King of the Romans), and he continued to... Bologna (IPA , from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in Emiliano-Romagnolo dialect) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, in the Pianura Padana, between the Po River and the Apennines, exactly between the Reno River and the Sàvena River. ... Florence (Italian, Firenze) is a city in the center of Tuscany, in central Italy, on the Arno River, with a population of around 400,000, plus a suburban population in excess of 200,000. ... Events September 14 - Battle of Homildon Hill. ... Coluccio Salutati (1331-1406) was one of the most important political and cultural leaders of Renaissance Florence. ... The Battle of Casalecchio took place on June 26, 1402 near the town of Casalecchio di Reno, near Bologna. ... is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events September 14 - Battle of Homildon Hill. ...

Galeazzo's dreams were to come to naught, however, as he succumbed to a fever at the castello of Melegnano in August 10, 1402. He died on September 3. His empire fragmented as infighting among his successors wracked Milan, partly through his division of his lands among both legitimate and illegitimate heirs.^[3] is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events September 14 - Battle of Homildon Hill. ... is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Gian Galeazzo was a complicated man. He spent 300.000 golden florins in attempting to turn from their courses the Mincio from Mantua and the Brenta from Padua, in order to render those cities helpless before the force of his arms. His library, housed in the grandest princely dwelling in Italy, the castello in Pavia, was renowned, and his rich collection of manuscripts, many of them the fruits of his conquests. The Brenta is an Italian river that runs from the Trento province to the Adriatic Sea in the Veneto region. ... Padua, Italy, (Italian: IPA: , Latin: Patavium, Venetian: ) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, the economic and communications hub of the region. ...

Notes

Gian Maria Visconti. ... Filippo Maria Visconti Filippo Maria Visconti, (1392–1447), who became nominal ruler of Pavia in 1402, succeeded his assassinated brother Gian Maria Visconti as Duke of Milan. ...

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