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Gian Galeazzo Visconti

1351 - 1402

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Gian Galeazzo Visconti (16 October 1351 – 3 September 1402), was the first duke of Milan (1395) and ruled that late-medieval city just before the dawn of the Renaissance. He also ruled Lombardy jointly with his uncle Bernabò. He was the founding patron of the Certosa di Pavia, completing the Visconti Castle at Pavia begun by his father and furthering work on the Duomo of Milan. He captured a large territory of northern Italy and the Po valley. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gian Galeazzo Visconti is the 2,607th most popular politician (down from 2,411th in 2019), the 876th most popular biography from Italy (down from 832nd in 2019) and the 187th most popular Italian Politician.

Gian Galeazzo Visconti was the Duke of Milan from 1385 to 1402. He is most famous for his military prowess and for his patronage of the arts.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gian Galeazzo Visconti ranks 2,607 out of 19,576Before him are Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan, Antigonus II Gonatas, Anastasio Somoza Debayle, George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, Stephen III of Hungary, and Agnes of France, Byzantine Empress. After him are Emperor Jing of Han, Mauno Koivisto, Sigurd Ring, Barkiyaruq, Jeroboam II, and Louis, Prince of Condé.

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Among people born in 1351, Gian Galeazzo Visconti ranks 3Before him are Leopold III, Duke of Austria, and Jobst of Moravia. After him is Taddea Visconti. Among people deceased in 1402, Gian Galeazzo Visconti ranks 3Before him are Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, and Jianwen Emperor. After him are Euthymius of Tarnovo, Bonne of Bourbon, Muhammad Shah of Brunei, and David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gian Galeazzo Visconti ranks 876 out of 5,161Before him are Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma (1503), Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749), Cassiodorus (487), Annibale de Gasparis (1819), Giovanni Alfonso Borelli (1608), and Giulia Farnese (1474). After him are Phalaris (-700), Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily (1782), Epicharmus of Kos (-524), Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522), Sebastiano del Piombo (1485), and Filippo Maria Visconti (1392).

Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Gian Galeazzo Visconti ranks 187Before him are Lucius Cornelius Cinna (-135), Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary (1776), Milo of Croton (-557), Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1508), Andrew III of Hungary (1265), and Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma (1503). After him are Phalaris (-700), Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily (1782), Filippo Maria Visconti (1392), Berengar II of Italy (900), Ladislaus of Naples (1377), and Quirinius (-45).