Matteo II Visconti

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Matteo II Visconti (c. 1319 – 29 September 1355 in Saronno) was co-ruler of Milan together with his brothers Galeazzo II and Bernabò.

Biography

Matteo was the eldest son of Stefano Visconti and Valentina Doria.[1] In 1342 he married Egidiola di Filippino of Gonzaga.[2]

His uncle Luchino Visconti exiled him to Montferrat in 1346, but in 1350 returned to Milan. As co-ruler of the domain after the death of his uncle Giovanni Visconti (1354), Matteo was given Lodi, Piacenza, Parma and Bologna.

He died after a dinner in which, according to his mother and others, he had been poisoned by his brothers. His daughter Caterina was married to Ugolino Gonzaga of Mantua.[1]

References

  1. 1.[1.2]Paoletti & Radke 2003, p. 517.
  2. 2.Bartlett 2013, p. 190.