Gian Maria Visconti.

Gian Maria or Giovanni Maria Visconti (September 7, 1388 – May 16, 1412) was the second Visconti Duke of Milan, the son of Gian Galeazzo Visconti and Caterina Visconti. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 500 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (2284 × 2736 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 500 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (2284 × 2736 pixel, file size: 2. ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... Events Beginning of prosecution of Lollards in England The Battle of Otterburn between England and Scotland A Chinese army under Xu Da sacks Karakorum Births September 14 - Claudius Claussön Swart, Danish geographer September 29 - Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, second son of Henry IV of England (d. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan. ... Visconti was a noble family that ruled Milan during the Middle Ages and Early Renaissance period. ... This page lists rulers of Milan from the 13th century to the present. ... A 19th century version of Giangaleazzo Visconti. ...

He assumed the title at thirteen, under his mother's regency. The Duchy soon disgregated: among the faviour parties contending its lands, the condottiero Facino Cane prevailed. Taking advantage on Gian Maria's cruelty, he managed to create in him doubts about Caterina, who was imprisoned in Monza, where she died in 1404, most likely by poison. The duke was famous for his dogs, which were trained to slaughter men. Condottieri (singular condottiero) were mercenary leaders employed by Italian city-states from the late Middle Ages until the mid-sixteenth century. ... Facino Cane da Casale, born Bonifacio Cane (1360 - May 1412) was an Italian condottiero. ... The Lambro River runs through Monza. ... Events June 14 - Owain Glyndwr of Wales allies with the French against the English and the Henry of Lancaster. ...

In 1408 Gian Maria married Antonia Malatesta, daughter of Carlo I lord of Rimini. Events December 13 - The Order of the Dragon is officially formated under King Sigismund of Hungary. ... Errico Malatesta Errico Malatesta (December 14, 1853 – July 22, 1932) was an anarchist with an unshakable belief, which he shared with his friend Peter Kropotkin, that the anarchist revolution would occur soon. ... Carlo I Malatesta (June 1368 - 13 September 1429) was an Italian condottiero and lord of Rimini, Fano, Cesena and Pesaro. ... Rimini is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. ...

A plot by a party of Milanese Ghibellines was raised against the Duke when Facino Cane was ill in Pavia, and assassinated Gian Maria in front of the church of San Gottardo in Milan. The dying Facino had his officers swear to support Filippo Maria, Gian Maria's brother, who in fact succeeded him. Milan (Italian: ; Lombard: Milán (listen)) is the main city of northern Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. ... The Guelphs and Ghibellines were factions supporting, respectively, the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire in Italy during the 12th century and 13th century. ... Church San Michele in Pavia The Old Bridge (Ponte Vecchio) on the Ticino river is a symbol of Pavia Pavìa (the ancient Ticinum) (population 71,000) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its... San Gottardo in Milan. ... 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. ...