Galeazzo I. Visconti

Galeazzo Visconti I. (* January 21, 1277; † August 6, 1328 ) from the Visconti family was the eldest son of Matteo I Visconti. He ruled Milan from 1322 to 1328.

Galeazzo Visconti continued in 1324 with the support of the Emperor Louis IV (reigned 1314-1347 ) in VAPRIO on the Adda against the army by, who had sent the Pope against the Visconti. 1327 made ​​him the emperor in Monza caught because he was suspected to have made ​​peace with the Church; He was only released due to the intervention of his friend Castruccio Castracane. From his wife Beatrice d' Este († September 1, 1334 ), daughter of Obizzo II d'Este, with whom he had been married since June 24, 1300, he had a son, Azzo Visconti, who became his successor, and a daughter, Ricarda, who was married to Thomas II, Margrave of Saluzzo.