Azzone Visconti

Azzone Visconti
Lord of Milan
Azzone Visconti
Coat of arms
Reign1329 - 1339
PredecessorGaleazzo I
SuccessorLuchino
Born7 December 1302
Died16 August 1339
BuriedSan Gottardo, Milan
Noble familyHouse of Visconti
Spouse(s)Catherine of Savoy-Vaud
IssueLuchina
FatherGaleazzo I Visconti
MotherBeatrice d'Este
OccupationCondottiero

Azzone Visconti (7 December 1302 – 16 August 1339) was lord of Milan from 1329 until his death. After the death of his uncle, Marco Visconti, he was threatened with excommunication and had to submit to Pope John XXII. Azzone reconstituted his family's land holdings, taking numerous cities. He died in 1339.