PC ID #17

Starts with 1 fief

Economic Power Ranking: 170

Speaks I3

Diocese: MI

Highest Title: 07 Duca di Lombardia

Overlordships: Lombardia

Coat of Arms:

  This is the shield of Valentine           This is the shield of Lombardy
              

(1366-1408), daughter of John Galeazzo,                                                 

Duc di Milano, married to Louis, Duc                                                    

d'Orleans                                                                               

Starting fiefs:

Fief Code                                   Fief Name                                   

ILA00                                       Lombardia
                                   

Notes: The Visconti family have ruled the city of Milan and much of Lombardy since 1277, when Archbishop Ottone Visconti (1207-1295), took possession of Milan as its signore (lord) in 1277, founding the dynasty. He was succeeded by his nephew Azzo I (i. e. , "Galeazzo," b. 1300), whose heirs are his young nephews, Bernabo (b. 1323) (431) and Galeazzo II (b. c. 1320) (6193). He is supported in his rule by his uncles, Archbishop Giovanni (b. 1290)(429), and Lucchino (b. c. 1287) (426), both able men in their own right. All of the men of the family were able, parsimonious, excellent managers, clever diplomats, absolutely brutal when crossed. Although their rule has been harsh, it has led to prosperity and power for Lombardy. It is not true, however, that they always fed their dogs on human flesh.