Lordship of Milan | |||||||||
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| 1259–1395 | |||||||||
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(1277–1395) .svg) Coat of arms
(1277–1395) | |||||||||
 The Lordship in the 14th century | |||||||||
| Capital | Milan | ||||||||
| Common languages | Latin Lombard | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
| Government | Signoria | ||||||||
| Lord | |||||||||
• 1259–1263 | Martino della Torre (first) | ||||||||
• 1385–1395 | Gian Galeazzo Visconti (last) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Martino della Torre is elected lord of Milan | 1259 | ||||||||
• The Visconti family took over the lordship after the Battle of Desio. | 21 January 1277 | ||||||||
• The Visconti are deposed by the Della Torre. | 1302 | ||||||||
• The Della Torre family is deposed and exiled. The Visconti are re-enthroned. | 1311 | ||||||||
• Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia awards the title of Duke to Gian Galeazzo Visconti | 5 September 1395 | ||||||||
| Currency | Soldo | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Italy Switzerland | ||||||||
The Lordship of Milan was a state in Northern Italy created in May 1259 following the election of Martino della Torre as lord of Milan. From 1259 to 1277 it was governed by the Della Torre family until, following the Battle of Desio, Napo della Torre was forced to yield his position to Ottone Visconti. The domination of the Visconti dynasty led to a series of territorial conquests that led the family to achieve the title of Dukes of Milan in 1395.