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Matteo II Visconti (c. 1319 – September 29, 1355) was co-ruler of Milan together with his brothers Galeazzo II and Bernabò.
Biography
He was the eldest son of Stefano Visconti and Valentina Doria. In 1342 he married Egidiola di Filippino Gonzaga.
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His uncle Luchino Visconti exiled him to Montferrat in 1346, but in 1350 returned to Milan. As co-ruler of the duchy 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.
Sources
- Volpi, Giuseppe Rocco (1737). Dell'istoria dei' visconti e delle cose d'Italia : avvenute sotto di essi, descritta (in Italian). Naples, Italy: Felice-Carlo Mosca. OCLC 229910176.
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| Preceded byLuchino Visconti | Lord of Milan with Bernabò Visconti and Galeazzo II Visconti 1349–1355 |
Succeeded byBernabò Visconti and Galeazzo II Visconti |