Caterina Visconti
Noble person
1361 – 1404
Who was Caterina Visconti?
Caterina Visconti, Duchess of Milan was a member of the Italian noble family Visconti, which ruled Milan from 1277 to 1447. She was the second wife of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, the first Duke of Milan, and was the mother of two succeeding Dukes of Milan, Gian Maria Visconti and Filippo Maria Visconti. Her granddaughter was Bianca Maria Visconti, who became Duchess of Milan in 1447. Caterina served as Regent of Milan from 1402 to 1404, during her elder son's minority, but due to Gian Maria's suspicion of her alleged treason, he had his mother arrested and imprisoned in the castle of Monza, where she was presumably poisoned in 1404.
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- Born
- 1361
Milan - Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Gian Galeazzo Visconti
(1380/10/02 - 1402/09/03)
- Gian Galeazzo Visconti
- Children
- Died
- Oct 17, 1404
Monza
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on July 23, 2013
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