Gian Galeazzo I “Il Grande” or “Il Conte Di Virtù” VISCONTI Duca di Milano 1 2
- Born: Nov 1351, Melegnano
- Marriage: Caterina VISCONTI
- Died: 3 Sep 1402, Pavia at age 50
 General Notes:
Signore di Pavia, Como, Novara, Asti, Vercelli, Tortona, Alessandria & Vigevano (associated with his father 3-1374, Vicario di Novara, Vercelli, Alessandria, Tortona & Casale, Consignore di Milano 1378/1385, Vicario Imperiale con Diploma 17-1-1380, Signore assoluto (= Signore Generale) di Milano from 6-5-1385; 1° Duca sovrano di Milano & Principe del S.R.I. by imperial decree 1-5-1395 (confirmed 30-3-1397 with a list of the citied forming part of the state: Brescia, Como, Bergamo, Novara, Vercelli, Alessandria, Tortona, Bobbio, Piacenza, Reggio Emilia, Parma, Cremona, Riva di Trento, Crema, Soncino, Bormio, Borgo San Donnino, Pontremoli, Masio, Novi, Felizzano, Rocca d’Arazzo, Verona, Sarzana, L’Aversa, Carrara, Santo Stefano & the district of Luni); Conte di Pavia with the signorie di Bassignana, Valenza & Casale Sant’Evasio by imperial decree 3-2-1397; Conte di Angera by imperial decree 25-1-1397; Conte di Vertus from 1361 (ceded in dowry to his daughter Valentina); Signore di Verona & Vicenza from 18-10-1387, Signore di Treviso, Feltre & Belluno from 12-1388 (definitely from 24-1-1389), Signore di Perugia from 1400, bought the city of Pisa 18-2-1399 (Signore from 31-3-1400), invested by papal bull with the county of Angera 1385 in his wife's name.
Married:
a) = Milano 8-10-1360 Isabeau Princesse de France, daughter of King Jean II & of Bona (Jutta) de Luxembourg Princess of Bohemia (* Bois-de-Vincennes 1-10-1348 + di parto, Pavia 11-9-1372), who was given in dowry the County of Sommières later exchanged for that of Vertus, whilst she was donated by her husband the cities of Bobbio & Pontremoli;
b) = Milano 2-10-1380 Caterina Visconti (* Milano 1361 ca. + possibly poisoned, Monza 9-10-1404)
Gian married Caterina VISCONTI, daughter of Barnabò VISCONTI Signore di Milano, Duca di Parma e di Piacenza and Regina-Beatrice DELLA SCALA. (Caterina VISCONTI was born about 1361 in Milano and died on 9 Oct 1404 in Monza [Possibly Poisoned].)
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