Estorre Visconti

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Estorre Visconti, or Astorre according to other sources (1346 – 7 January 1413), was one of the many illegitimate sons of the famous Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan and already deposed by his nephew Gian Galeazzo Visconti in 1385.

Biography

Born in

In 1407 he was proclaimed Lord of Monza and made a mint to mint its own coins with the words Hestor Vicecomes Modoetie.

At the killing of Giovanni Maria Visconti (16 May 1412), Duke Estorre was acclaimed by the people of Milan, and remained so until June of that year. In fact defeated by

In 1711, following the work in the Duomo of Monza, his mummified body was found and is now preserved in the Museum. His sword, a valuable work of the Milanese armourer, is exhibited in the Museum of the Treasure of the Cathedral of Monza.

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