Talk:House of Visconti

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"Buzz Visconti, Duke of Hazzard"? Now wait a minute... --Cyrenaic -Addendum: Removed Buzz Visconti. For what I've found out, he's merely a medical official on films such as Kill Bill and an extra on a couple of films. No indication of being a member of the Visconti family. If anyone can produce any evidence of this, fine, but either way, he doesn't belong in the family tree from the 15th century. --Cyrenaic

[edit] Were the Pisan and Milanese Visconti even remotely related?

Visconti is a surname with a clear meaning - "viscount". The èppoint is: viscount of what, and when? The two families - in Pisa and Milan - were most likely NOT related to each other. AFAIK, the Milanese Visconti came from lesser nobility, their ancestor was lord of Massino Visconti, Albizzate and Besnate. Online I've found to now ZERO sources, apart the redundant and translated Wikipedia itself, claiming a link between the two families. Same surname does not mean automatic kinship, even in the Middle Ages.

Basil II —Preceding comment was added at 20:58, 3 February 2008 (UTC)