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On 31 December 1316 Cassono renounced the see of Milan, and was appointed as secular patriarch of Aquileia by [[pope John XXIII]]. However, he never reached [[Friuli]] since he died in a fall from horse at [[Florence]]. Here he was buried, in the church of [[Santa Croce, Florence|Santa Florence]]; his funerary monument is attributed to [[Tino da Camaino]] or [[Agostino da Siena]]. |
On 31 December 1316 Cassono renounced the see of Milan, and was appointed as secular patriarch of Aquileia by [[pope John XXIII]]. However, he never reached [[Friuli]] since he died in a fall from horse at [[Florence]]. Here he was buried, in the church of [[Santa Croce, Florence|Santa Florence]]; his funerary monument is attributed to [[Tino da Camaino]] or [[Agostino da Siena]]. |
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Revision as of 09:29, 19 June 2013
Cassono della Torre, also called Mosca (died 20 August 1318) was an Italian medieval condottiero and feudal lord. A member of the Torriani family, he was patriarch of Aquileia in 1315-1318.
Biography
Corrado was the second son of Corrado della Torre and grandson of Napo della Torre. In his youth, he stayed in Friuli, then ruled by his grand-uncle Raimondo as patriarch of Aquileia: here most members of the family lived in exile from Milan after their arch-rival House of Visconti had been able to seize the power in that city.
Cassono was appointed canon of Cividale in 1296. When the della Torre were able to return to Milan in 1302, Cassono was appointed canon of the Cathedral of Milan.
In 1308 he succeeded Francesco da Parma as archbishop of Milan, although this spurred a conflict with his cousin Guido, who was afraid that Cassono could ally with the Visconti against him (two of the archbishop's brothers were married to nephwes of Matteo Visconti's wife). In 1309 he took part to a successful papal military expedition against the Republic of Venice, returning to Milan with great honors[1]. On 1 October Guido's troops attacked the archbishop's palace in Milan, forcing Cassono to flee from Milan.
On 31 December 1316 Cassono renounced the see of Milan, and was appointed as secular patriarch of Aquileia by pope John XXIII. However, he never reached Friuli since he died in a fall from horse at Florence. Here he was buried, in the church of Santa Florence; his funerary monument is attributed to Tino da Camaino or Agostino da Siena.
References
- ^ Fantoni, Giuliana L. "DELLA TORRE, Cassone (Casso, Castonus, Cassono, Castone, Gastone)". Dizionario Enciclopedico degli Italiani. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
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