About Matteo II Visconti
Lived 1319 – 1355 (aged 35–36). Matteo II Visconti was a catholic priest.
Matteo II Visconti ( – 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. In 1342 he married Egidiola di Filippino of Gonzaga.
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.
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Lord of Milan
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Matteo II Visconti was born in 1319 in Milan.
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Matteo II Visconti died on 29 September 1355 in Saronno.
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Matteo II Visconti was a catholic priest.
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