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Giovanni Visconti (archbishop of Milan)

Giovanni Visconti (1290–1354) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal, who was co-ruler in Milan and lord of other Italian cities. He also was a military leader who fought against Florence, and used force to capture and hold other cities.

Biography
He was the son of Matteo I Visconti and Bonacossa Borri. Giovanni Visconti was elected archbishop by the Capitol of Milan in 1317, but Pope John XXII refused to confirm the election and instead raised Aicardus from Comodeia to that position. Together with his brother Luchino, Visconti bought from the Pope the title of co-ruler of Milan, for 500,000 florins. Giovanni Visconti died 5 October 1354. ==Gallery==
Gallery
File:IMG 3734 - Milano - Stemma visconteo- sull'Arcivescovado - Foto di Giovanni Dall'Orto - 15-jan-2007.jpg|The House of Visconti coat of arms on the Archbishops' palace in Piazza Duomo bearing the initials (IO.) of the name of Archbishop Giovanni Visconti. File:Interior of the Duomo (143).jpg|Giovanni Visconti's tomb. The shared grave of Archbishops Ottone Visconti († 1295) and Giovanni Visconti is preserved inside the Milan Cathedral, Italy. It was sculpted by an anonymous Campionese master, and it originally stood in Santa Tecla church. A Latin poem is sculpted on it, signed by a Sabino de' Zamorei from Parma and dated 1354. == References ==
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