Ottone Visconti
Ottone Visconti (* 1207 in Invorio near Novara ; † August 8, 1295 in Milan ) was Archbishop of Milan and the founder of the power of the Visconti family in Milan and Lombardy .
Life
Ottone Visconti was a great uncle of Matteo I. Visconti and therefore probably a son of Uberto Visconti († 1249). He began his ecclesiastical career as an assistant to the papal legate and cardinal Ottaviano Ubaldini . In 1260 he was Podestà of Novara . Two years later, on July 22nd, 1262, Pope Urban IV appointed him Archbishop of Milan in order to strengthen Rome's position vis-à-vis the Milanese Church and the della Torre (Torriani) family , who were leaders of the popular party, the Popolaren that time controlled the city. Martino della Torre , who had been the de facto ruler of the city since 1256, opposed the appointment and banished Ottone so that he could not take over the archbishopric for 15 years. With the help of the aristocratic party in opposition to the Torriani, he achieved the decisive victory over Napoleone della Torre in the Battle of Desio in 1277 , which enabled him not only to take possession of his diocese, but also to rule over the city gain.
In 1287 he had Matteo Visconti appointed Capitano del Popolo, who became lord of Milan in 1291. Ottone retired to the Chiaravalle Milanese monastery , where he died on August 8, 1295.
Archbishop Otto Visconti and his army in 1277, detail from a fresco in the courtroom of Angera Castle
The Battle of Desio, detail from a fresco in the courtroom of Angera Castle
Ottone Visconti returns to Milan, detail from a fresco in the courtroom of Angera Castle
literature
- Vittorio Urbano Crivelli Visconti: La nobiltà lombarda (1972), p. 6.
- Francesca Maria Vaglienti: Visconti, family , in: Lexikon des Mittelalters Volume 8, 1997, Col. 1717–1718
- Viscónti, Ottone , in: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (print version not yet published) online
- Paolo Ostinelli: Ottone Visconti. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 9, 2013 , accessed March 7, 2020 .
- Publications on Ottone Visconti in the Opac der Regesta Imperii
Web links
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Leone da Perego |
Archbishop of Milan 1262–1295 |
Ruffino da Frisseto |
| Napoleone della Torre |
City lord of Milan 1277–1287 / 1295 |
Matteo I. Visconti |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Visconti, Ottone |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Founder of the power of the Visconti family in Milan and Lombardy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1207 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | at Novara |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 8, 1295 |
| Place of death | Milan |