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Matteo I Visconti

Captain of the people of Milan, 1287–1301, of the House of Visconti.

1250 – 1322LordVisconti

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Posthumous engravingMatteo I ViscontiUnidentified engraver · Nineteenth centuryGrande illustrazione del Lombardo-VenetoPublic domain · PDM 1.0 · Source

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Key details

Birth: 1250 Documented

Death: 1322 Documented

Role: Lord

Dynasty: Visconti

Territories: Milan (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns

Captain of the people · Milan · Government Documented1287–1301Effective ruleMilanese lordship and communal core, not the entire future duchy. Interrupted by the exile of 1302.

Lord and imperial vicar · Milan · Government Documented1310–1322Effective ruleReturn after exile; Milanese core. The ducal title does not exist until 1395.

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Recorded relationships

Parents

Teobaldo ViscontiDocumentedAnastasia Pirovano · ESDocumented

Partners

Bonacosa Borri · ESDocumented

Children

Stefano Visconti

Documentation

Sources for this profile

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

Evidence for this profile

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

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)

BirthDocumented
1250
Regione Lombardia: archivo de Matteo I Visconti · Original document of 1289: Matteo I (1250–1322), ruler of Milan from 1287.Archivio di Stato di Milano: Visconti · Imperial vicariate in 1294; exile in 1302–1310; return in 1310 and abdication in 1322. The starting date is checked against the regional archive, as the narrative contains an earlier imprecise chronology.
Reviewed on 2026-10-07 by El Árbol de Europa ·
DeathDocumented
1322
Regione Lombardia: archivo de Matteo I Visconti · Original document of 1289: Matteo I (1250–1322), ruler of Milan from 1287.Archivio di Stato di Milano: Visconti · Imperial vicariate in 1294; exile in 1302–1310; return in 1310 and abdication in 1322. The starting date is checked against the regional archive, as the narrative contains an earlier imprecise chronology.
Reviewed on 2026-10-07 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Family and relationships (3/3 with a precise source)

FatherDocumented
Teobaldo Visconti
Paternal relationship confirmed by the source.
Treccani · Matteo I Visconti · Paragraphs on his parents, Bonacossa and their children.
Reviewed on 2026-10-27 by El Árbol de Europa ·
MotherDocumented
Anastasia Pirovano
Maternal relationship confirmed by the source.
Treccani · Matteo I Visconti · Paragraphs on his parents, Bonacossa and their children.
Reviewed on 2026-10-27 by El Árbol de Europa ·
Marriage or partnershipDocumented
Bonacosa Borri
Marriage confirmed by the source.
Treccani · Matteo I Visconti · Paragraphs on his parents, Bonacossa and their children.
Reviewed on 2026-10-27 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Governments (2/2 with a precise source)

GovernmentDocumented
Captain of the people · Milan · 1287–1301
Milanese lordship and communal core, not the entire future duchy. Interrupted by the exile of 1302.
Regione Lombardia: archivo de Matteo I Visconti · Original document of 1289: Matteo I (1250–1322), ruler of Milan from 1287.Archivio di Stato di Milano: Visconti · Imperial vicariate in 1294; exile in 1302–1310; return in 1310 and abdication in 1322. The starting date is checked against the regional archive, as the narrative contains an earlier imprecise chronology.
Reviewed on 2026-10-07 by El Árbol de Europa ·
GovernmentDocumented
Lord and imperial vicar · Milan · 1310–1322
Return after exile; Milanese core. The ducal title does not exist until 1395.
Regione Lombardia: archivo de Matteo I Visconti · Original document of 1289: Matteo I (1250–1322), ruler of Milan from 1287.Archivio di Stato di Milano: Visconti · Imperial vicariate in 1294; exile in 1302–1310; return in 1310 and abdication in 1322. The starting date is checked against the regional archive, as the narrative contains an earlier imprecise chronology.
Reviewed on 2026-10-07 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Biographical and contextual references (4)

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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