Matteo I Visconti was the son of Teobaldo Visconti (nephew of the Archbishop of Milan, Ottone Visconti) and Anastasia Pirovano.
His father Teobaldo Visconti, was beheaded in Gallarate in 1276 after a contingent of the Visconti lost a battle to the Della Torre (or Torriani, Italian for "Of the Tower") family.
Matteo was a soldier and faithful servant of his great-uncle Ottone in his battles and conquest of power over Milan. In 1287, his uncle had him appointed capitano del popolo (Italian for "Captain of the People") of Milan. Rudolph I of Germany, Adolf of Nassau, King of Germany, Albert I of Germany, and Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor each appointed him Matteo as Imperial Vicar over the whole of Lombardy, an office he held until his death. His sphere of influence extended to the Piedmont, Emilia, Bologna, and Genoa.
In August, 1269, Matteo married Bonacossa Borri, daughter of Captain Squarcina Borri. They had ten children together.
His marriage with Bonacossa Borri had the following children:
Floramonda, who married Guido Mandelli, the Count of Maccagno;
Galeazzo I (b. 1277), Lord of Milan, who married Beatrice Beatrice d'Este, daughter of Obizzo II d'Este and widow of Nino Visconti ;
Beatrice (about n.1280), who married Spinetta Malaspina, Marquis of Verucola (Fivizzano);
Caterina (b. about 1282), who married Alboino I della Scala;
Luchino (b. about 1285) Lord of Milan, married three times: to Violante of Saluzzo, daughter of Thomas I of Saluzzo, then to Caterina Spinola, daughter of Obizzo Spinola, and, in 1349, to Isabella Fieschi, niece of Pope Adrian V;
Stefano (b. about 1287), Count of Arona, married Valentina Doria, daughter of Bernabò Doria and Eliana Fieschi;
Marco(it) (b. about 1289);
Giovanni (b. about 1291), archbishop of Milan;
Zaccarina (b. around 1295), who married Otto Rusconi;
Agnese, who married Cecchino della Scala
In the end of May 1322, Matteo ceded power to his son Galeazzo and retired to Crescenzago. A month later, Matteo died at the age of 71.
He is buried with his wife Bonacossa at theBasilica di Sant'Eustorgio in Milan.
His father Teobaldo Visconti, was beheaded in Gallarate in 1276 after a contingent of the Visconti lost a battle to the Della Torre (or Torriani, Italian for "Of the Tower") family.
Matteo was a soldier and faithful servant of his great-uncle Ottone in his battles and conquest of power over Milan. In 1287, his uncle had him appointed capitano del popolo (Italian for "Captain of the People") of Milan. Rudolph I of Germany, Adolf of Nassau, King of Germany, Albert I of Germany, and Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor each appointed him Matteo as Imperial Vicar over the whole of Lombardy, an office he held until his death. His sphere of influence extended to the Piedmont, Emilia, Bologna, and Genoa.
In August, 1269, Matteo married Bonacossa Borri, daughter of Captain Squarcina Borri. They had ten children together.
His marriage with Bonacossa Borri had the following children:
Floramonda, who married Guido Mandelli, the Count of Maccagno;
Galeazzo I (b. 1277), Lord of Milan, who married Beatrice Beatrice d'Este, daughter of Obizzo II d'Este and widow of Nino Visconti ;
Beatrice (about n.1280), who married Spinetta Malaspina, Marquis of Verucola (Fivizzano);
Caterina (b. about 1282), who married Alboino I della Scala;
Luchino (b. about 1285) Lord of Milan, married three times: to Violante of Saluzzo, daughter of Thomas I of Saluzzo, then to Caterina Spinola, daughter of Obizzo Spinola, and, in 1349, to Isabella Fieschi, niece of Pope Adrian V;
Stefano (b. about 1287), Count of Arona, married Valentina Doria, daughter of Bernabò Doria and Eliana Fieschi;
Marco(it) (b. about 1289);
Giovanni (b. about 1291), archbishop of Milan;
Zaccarina (b. around 1295), who married Otto Rusconi;
Agnese, who married Cecchino della Scala
In the end of May 1322, Matteo ceded power to his son Galeazzo and retired to Crescenzago. A month later, Matteo died at the age of 71.
He is buried with his wife Bonacossa at theBasilica di Sant'Eustorgio in Milan.
Matteo I Visconti was the son of Teobaldo Visconti (nephew of the Archbishop of Milan, Ottone Visconti) and Anastasia Pirovano.
His father Teobaldo Visconti, was beheaded in Gallarate in 1276 after a contingent of the Visconti lost a battle to the Della Torre (or Torriani, Italian for "Of the Tower") family.
Matteo was a soldier and faithful servant of his great-uncle Ottone in his battles and conquest of power over Milan. In 1287, his uncle had him appointed capitano del popolo (Italian for "Captain of the People") of Milan. Rudolph I of Germany, Adolf of Nassau, King of Germany, Albert I of Germany, and Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor each appointed him Matteo as Imperial Vicar over the whole of Lombardy, an office he held until his death. His sphere of influence extended to the Piedmont, Emilia, Bologna, and Genoa.
In August, 1269, Matteo married Bonacossa Borri, daughter of Captain Squarcina Borri. They had ten children together.
His marriage with Bonacossa Borri had the following children:
Floramonda, who married Guido Mandelli, the Count of Maccagno;
Galeazzo I (b. 1277), Lord of Milan, who married Beatrice Beatrice d'Este, daughter of Obizzo II d'Este and widow of Nino Visconti ;
Beatrice (about n.1280), who married Spinetta Malaspina, Marquis of Verucola (Fivizzano);
Caterina (b. about 1282), who married Alboino I della Scala;
Luchino (b. about 1285) Lord of Milan, married three times: to Violante of Saluzzo, daughter of Thomas I of Saluzzo, then to Caterina Spinola, daughter of Obizzo Spinola, and, in 1349, to Isabella Fieschi, niece of Pope Adrian V;
Stefano (b. about 1287), Count of Arona, married Valentina Doria, daughter of Bernabò Doria and Eliana Fieschi;
Marco(it) (b. about 1289);
Giovanni (b. about 1291), archbishop of Milan;
Zaccarina (b. around 1295), who married Otto Rusconi;
Agnese, who married Cecchino della Scala
In the end of May 1322, Matteo ceded power to his son Galeazzo and retired to Crescenzago. A month later, Matteo died at the age of 71.
He is buried with his wife Bonacossa at theBasilica di Sant'Eustorgio in Milan.
His father Teobaldo Visconti, was beheaded in Gallarate in 1276 after a contingent of the Visconti lost a battle to the Della Torre (or Torriani, Italian for "Of the Tower") family.
Matteo was a soldier and faithful servant of his great-uncle Ottone in his battles and conquest of power over Milan. In 1287, his uncle had him appointed capitano del popolo (Italian for "Captain of the People") of Milan. Rudolph I of Germany, Adolf of Nassau, King of Germany, Albert I of Germany, and Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor each appointed him Matteo as Imperial Vicar over the whole of Lombardy, an office he held until his death. His sphere of influence extended to the Piedmont, Emilia, Bologna, and Genoa.
In August, 1269, Matteo married Bonacossa Borri, daughter of Captain Squarcina Borri. They had ten children together.
His marriage with Bonacossa Borri had the following children:
Floramonda, who married Guido Mandelli, the Count of Maccagno;
Galeazzo I (b. 1277), Lord of Milan, who married Beatrice Beatrice d'Este, daughter of Obizzo II d'Este and widow of Nino Visconti ;
Beatrice (about n.1280), who married Spinetta Malaspina, Marquis of Verucola (Fivizzano);
Caterina (b. about 1282), who married Alboino I della Scala;
Luchino (b. about 1285) Lord of Milan, married three times: to Violante of Saluzzo, daughter of Thomas I of Saluzzo, then to Caterina Spinola, daughter of Obizzo Spinola, and, in 1349, to Isabella Fieschi, niece of Pope Adrian V;
Stefano (b. about 1287), Count of Arona, married Valentina Doria, daughter of Bernabò Doria and Eliana Fieschi;
Marco(it) (b. about 1289);
Giovanni (b. about 1291), archbishop of Milan;
Zaccarina (b. around 1295), who married Otto Rusconi;
Agnese, who married Cecchino della Scala
In the end of May 1322, Matteo ceded power to his son Galeazzo and retired to Crescenzago. A month later, Matteo died at the age of 71.
He is buried with his wife Bonacossa at theBasilica di Sant'Eustorgio in Milan.
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