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Galeazzo II Visconti


 

Galeazzo II (d. 1378) was a member of the celebrated Milan dynasty of Visconti of Italy, and held his court at Pavia.

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1378 - Milan - Italy - Pavia

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He was handsome and distinguished, the patron of Petrarch, the founder of the university of Pavia and a gifted diplomat. He married his daughter Violante to Lionel of Antwerp, son of Edward III of England, giving a dowry of 200,000 gold florins; and his son Gian Galeazzo to Isabelle, daughter of King John of France.

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Petrarch - University of Pavia - Lionel of Antwerp - Edward III of England - King John of France

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