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Bernabò Visconti

Co-ruler of Milan, 1354–1385, of the House of Visconti.

1323 – 1385LordVisconti
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Portrait of Bernabò Visconti
Contemporary effigyBernabò Visconti · detail of the equestrian monumentBonino da Campione and assistants; photograph by Sailko, edited by MenkinAlRire · Before 1363 (effigy); c. 1360–1385/1386 (monument); 2016 (photograph)Museo d’Arte Antica, Castello Sforzesco · inv. 733 bisCC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1323 Documented

Death: 1385 Documented

Role: Lord

Dynasty: Visconti

Territories: Milan (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns
Lord · Milan · Lordship Documented1354–1385Co-rulerShared government of the state, with an eastern territorial division distinct from Galeazzo’s; Milan does not automatically confer personal rule over Pavia or Novara.
Family network

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Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

6 recorded claims · 0 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
Family and relationships (3/3 with a precise source)
Governments (1/1 with a precise source)
Biographical and contextual references (2)
Editorial history
  • 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
  • 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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