Ottone Visconti

Archbishop Ottone Visconti
Lord of Milan Archbishop of Milan

Coat of arms
Noble family	House of Visconti
Father	Ubaldo Visconti
Mother	Anastasia Pirovano
Born	1207
Died	8 August 1295 Abbey of Clairvaux
Buried	Milan Cathedral
Occupation	Archbishop, Podestà of Novara

Ottone Visconti (1207 – 8 August 1295) was an archbishop of Milan, a member of the Visconti family and the founder of their rule in Milan.

Biography

He was the son of Ubaldo Visconti, lord of Massino, Albizzate and Besnate, and one Anastasia (some sources attribute her the Pirovano last name). Before the accession to the archbishopric, he was assistant to the Papal legate and cardinal Ottaviano Ubaldini. In 1260 he was Podestà of Novara.

On 22 July 1262 Visconti succeeded as archbishop of Milan to Leone da Perego, elected by Pope Urban IV in opposition to Martino della Torre and Manfredi of Sicily. He fought for the rule of the city with the Torriani family, and especially with Napo della Torre, who had denied him access to Milan and had defeated an army under Teobaldo Visconti, later Pope Gregory X, Ottone's nephew, at Angera in 1276. However, in the following year Ottone decisively defeated him in the Battle of Desio: this victory began the rule of Visconti over Milan and Lombardy, which lasted until 1450.

As effective lord of the city, he embellished it and enhanced the economy.

As an old man he retired to the Abbey of Clairvaux, entrusting the seigniory to his nephew Matteo. He died there in 1295.

Rocca Borromeo di Angera (Varese) Hall of Justice - Fresco showing Ottone Visconti, archbishop of Milan, returning to Milan in 1277
Rocca Borromeo di Angera (Varese) Hall of Justice - Fresco showing the battle of Desio in 1277
Angera castle (Varese) Hall of Justice - Fresco showing Ottone Visconti, archbishop of Milan, and his army in 1277
Angera castle (Varese) - Archbishop Ottone Visconti enters Milan after the Battle of Desio
Tomb of the Archbishops Ottone and Giovanni Visconti in the Milan Cathedral

Sources

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ottone Visconti.

Crivelli Visconti, Vittorio Urbano (1972). La nobiltà lombarda. Bologna. p. 6.

Italian nobility
Preceded by Napo della Torre	Lord of Milan 1277–1294	Succeeded by Matteo I Visconti

Bishops and Archbishops of Milan

Ancient Age	St Apostle Barnabas (1st-century, his coming to Milan is probably legendary) St Anathalon St Caius St Castricianus St Calimerus (about 270 – 280) St Monas (283–313?) St Mirocles (313–316?) St Maternus (316–328?) St Protasius (328–343?) St Eustorgius I (343–349?) St Dionysius (349–355) Auxentius (355–374, considered an intruder by the Catholic Church) St Ambrose (374–397) St Simplician (397–400) St Venerius (400–408) St Marolus (408–423) St Martinianus (423–435) St Glycerius (436–438) St Lazarus (438–449) St Eusebius (449–462) St Gerontius (462–465) St Benignus (465–472) St Senator (472–475) St Theodorus I (475–490) St Lawrence I (490–512) St Eustorgius II (512–518) St Magnus (518–530?) St Dacius (530–552) Vitale (552–556) St Ausanus (556–559?)

Genoa Period	St Honoratus (560–571?) Frontone (571–573?) Lawrence II (573–592) Constantius (593–600) Deodatus (601–628) Asterius (629–639) Forte (639–641)

Middle Age	St John the Good (641–669) St Antonino (669–671) St Maurilio (671) St Ampelius (671–676) St Mansuetus (676–685) St Benedict (685–732) Theodorus II (732–746) St Natalis (746–747) Arifred (747–748) Stabile (748–750) Leto (751–755) Thomas (755–783) Peter (784–803) Odelpert (803–813) St Anselm I (813–818) St Buono (818–822) Angilbert I (822–823) Angilbert II Pusterla (824–859) Tadone (860–868) Anspert (868–881) Anselmo II Capra (882–896) Landulf I (896–899) Andrea of Canciano (899–906) Aicone (906–918) Gariberto of Besana (918–921) Lambert (921–931) Elduin (931–936) Arderico (936–948) Adelman (948–953) Walpert (953–970) Arnulf I (970–974) Gotofredo I (974–979) Landulf II of Carcano (980–998) Arnolfo II da Arsago (998–1018) Ariberto da Intimiano (1018–1045) St Guido da Velate (1045–1069) Attone (1070–1075) Gotofredo II da Castiglione (1070–1075, antibishop) Tebald da Castiglione (1075–1080) Anselmo III da Rho (1086–1093) Arnolfo III (1093–1097) Anselmo IV da Bovisio (1097–1101) Grossolano (1102–1112) Giordano da Clivio (1112–1120) Ulrich da Corte (1120–1126) Anselmo V della Pusterla (1126–1135) Robaldo (1135–1145) Umberto I da Pirovano (1146–1166) St Galdino della Sala (1166–1176) Algisio da Pirovano (1176–1185) Umberto II Crivelli (1185–1187, elected Pope Urban III) Milone da Cardano (1187–1195) Umberto III da Terzago (1195–1196) Filippo I da Lampugnano (1196–1206) Umberto IV da Pirovano (1206–1211) Gerardo da Sessa (1211–1212) Enrico I da Settala (1213–1230) Guglielmo I da Rizolio (1230–1241) Leon da Perego (1241–1257) Ottone Visconti (1262–1295) Ruffino da Frisseto (1295–1296) Francesco I da Parma (1296–1308) Cassone della Torre (1308–1317) Aicardo da Intimiano (1317–1339) Giovanni II Visconti (1342–1354) Roberto Visconti (1354–1361) Guglielmo II della Pusterla (1361–1370) Simon da Borsano (1370–1380) Antonio de' Saluzzi (1380–1401) Pietro II di Candia (1402–1410) Francesco II Crippa (1409–1414) Bartolommeo Capra (1414–1433) Francesco III Piccolpasso (1433–1443) Enrico II Rampini (1443–1450) Giovanni III Visconti (1450–1453) Nicolò Amidano (1453–1454) Timoteo Maffei (1454) Gabriele Sforza (1454–1457) Carlo I da Forlì (1457–1461) Stefano Nardini (1461–1484) Giovan IV Arcimboldi (1484–1488) Guido Antonio Arcimboldi (1488–1497) Ottaviano Arcimboldi (1497) Ippolito I d'Este (1497–1520) Ippolito II d'Este (1520–1550) Giovan Angelo Arcimboldi (1550–1555) Filippo II Archinto (1556–1558) vacant

Modern Age	St. Carlo Borromeo (1564–1584) Gaspare Visconti (1584–1595) Federico I Borromeo (1595–1631) Cesare Monti (1632–1650) Alfonso Litta (1652–1679) Federico II Visconti (1681–1693) Federico III Caccia (1693–1699) Giuseppe Archinto (1699–1712) Benedetto II Erba Odescalchi (1712–1737) Carlo Gaetano Stampa (1737–1742) Giuseppe II Pozzobonelli (1743–1783) Filippo Maria Visconti (1784–1801) Giovanni Battista Caprara (1802–1810) vacant Carlo Gaetano Gaisruck (1818–1846) Bartolomeo Carlo Romilli (1847–1859) Paolo Angelo Ballerini (1859–1867) Luigi Nazari di Calabiana (1867–1893) Bl. Andrea Ferrari (1894–1921) Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti (1921–1922, elected Pope Pius XI) Eugenio Tosi (1922–1929) Bl. Ildefonso Schuster (1929–1954) Giovanni Battista Montini (1954–1963, elected Pope Paul VI) Giovanni Colombo (1963–1979) Carlo Maria Martini, SJ (1979–2002) Dionigi Tettamanzi (2002–2011) Angelo Scola (2011–present)

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