Cassone della Torre
Cassone della Torre | |
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Archbishop of Milan |
Cassone della Torre (or Casso, Cassono, Castone, Gastone), also called Mosca (died 20 August 1318) was an Italian medieval condottiero and feudal lord. A member of the
patriarch of Aquileia
from 1317 to 1318.
Biography
Cassone was the second son of
patriarch of Aquileia: here most members of the family lived in exile from Milan after their arch-rival House of Visconti
had been able to seize the power in that city.
Cassone was appointed canon of
Cathedral of Milan
.
In 1308 he succeeded Francesco da Parma as
Archbishop of Milan, being elected by the Chapter of the Cathedral, of Milan, confirmed by Pope Clement V and consecrated bishop in Milano by Ugaccione Borromeo bishop of Novara on about 12 October 1308.[2]
His appointment as Archbishop of Milano spurred a conflict with his cousin
excommunicated Guido della Torre.[3]
Emperor
the Torriani instigated a revolt, which was suppressed by the Visconti, supported by the soldiers of the Emperor. Cassone then fled from Milan.[3] Following the sacking of the episcopal palace in Milan in 1314, he excommunicated Matteo I Visconti.[4]
On 31 December 1316 Cassone renounced the title of See of Milan, and was appointed as secular patriarch of Aquileia by
Tino da Camaino or Agostino da Siena
.
References
- ^ Andenna 2015, p. 73.
- ^ a b Fantoni, Giuliana L. "DELLA TORRE, Cassone (Casso, Castonus, Cassono, Castone, Gastone)". Dizionario Enciclopedico degli Italiani (in Italian). Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ ISBN 88-7030-891-X.
- ^ a b c Andenna 2015, p. 75.
Sources
- Andenna, Giancarlo (2015). "The Lombard Church in the Late Middle Ages". In Gamberini, Andrea (ed.). A Companion to Late Medieval and Early Modern Milan: The Distinctive Features of an Italian State. Brill.