Galeazzo II Visconti
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Galeazzo II Visconti (c. 1320 – August 4, 1378) was a member of the Visconti dynasty and a ruler of Milan, Italy.
He was the son of Stefano Visconti and Valentina Doria.
In 1343 he made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Two years later he was ousted from by his uncle Luchino, returning under archbishop Giovanni Visconti, who made him governor of Bologna.
In 1350 he married Bianca of Savoy, daughter of Aimone, Count of Savoy. Six years later he fought alongside his brother Bernabò against the Este and the Gonzaga, with Pandolfo II Malatesta as commander of his troops. Winner at Casorate, he was able to expand his territories. At the death of his brother Matteo II, Galeazzo obtained the western part of Lombardy, while Bernabò received the eastern one.
He was handsome and distinguished, the patron of Petrarch, the founder of the University of Pavia and a gifted diplomat. He married his daughter Violante to Lionel of Antwerp, son of Edward III of England, giving a dowry of 200,000 gold florins; and his son Gian Galeazzo to Isabelle, daughter of King John of France.
Galeazzo faced several rebellions during his reign. In 1362 his health worsened and he moved his court ot Pavia, which he had reconquered two years earlier, and where he died in 1378.
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| Preceded by Luchino Visconti |
Lord of Milan 1349–1378 |
Succeeded by Bernabò Visconti |
