Bonacossa Borri, also known as Bonaca, or Bonaccossi Bonacosta was Lady of Milan by marriage.
Bonacossa was the daughter of Squarcina Borri, captain of exiles from Milan.
The Borri family was one of the most respected of Milan, and counted among its ranks a saint, Monas of Milan, Bishop of Milan.
Once the Visconti had conquered Milan, Squarcina Borri gave his daughter in marriage to Matteo I Visconti, Lord of Milan in 1269 to cement those bonds essential to maintaining the rule of the Visconti.
Bonacossa and her husband co-founded the chapel of St. Thomas in the Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio of Milan, where they were buried, along with their son Stefano and his two daughters Beatrice and Catherine, and the brother of Matteo, Uberto III Visconti.
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
She died in Milan on 13 January 1321 .
Bonacossa was the daughter of Squarcina Borri, captain of exiles from Milan.
The Borri family was one of the most respected of Milan, and counted among its ranks a saint, Monas of Milan, Bishop of Milan.
Once the Visconti had conquered Milan, Squarcina Borri gave his daughter in marriage to Matteo I Visconti, Lord of Milan in 1269 to cement those bonds essential to maintaining the rule of the Visconti.
Bonacossa and her husband co-founded the chapel of St. Thomas in the Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio of Milan, where they were buried, along with their son Stefano and his two daughters Beatrice and Catherine, and the brother of Matteo, Uberto III Visconti.
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
She died in Milan on 13 January 1321 .
Bonacossa Borri, also known as Bonaca, or Bonaccossi Bonacosta was Lady of Milan by marriage.
Bonacossa was the daughter of Squarcina Borri, captain of exiles from Milan.
The Borri family was one of the most respected of Milan, and counted among its ranks a saint, Monas of Milan, Bishop of Milan.
Once the Visconti had conquered Milan, Squarcina Borri gave his daughter in marriage to Matteo I Visconti, Lord of Milan in 1269 to cement those bonds essential to maintaining the rule of the Visconti.
Bonacossa and her husband co-founded the chapel of St. Thomas in the Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio of Milan, where they were buried, along with their son Stefano and his two daughters Beatrice and Catherine, and the brother of Matteo, Uberto III Visconti.
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
She died in Milan on 13 January 1321 .
Bonacossa was the daughter of Squarcina Borri, captain of exiles from Milan.
The Borri family was one of the most respected of Milan, and counted among its ranks a saint, Monas of Milan, Bishop of Milan.
Once the Visconti had conquered Milan, Squarcina Borri gave his daughter in marriage to Matteo I Visconti, Lord of Milan in 1269 to cement those bonds essential to maintaining the rule of the Visconti.
Bonacossa and her husband co-founded the chapel of St. Thomas in the Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio of Milan, where they were buried, along with their son Stefano and his two daughters Beatrice and Catherine, and the brother of Matteo, Uberto III Visconti.
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
She died in Milan on 13 January 1321 .
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