Duchy of Milan
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The Duchy of Milan was a state in Northern Italy, created in 1395 by Gian Galeazzo Visconti, then the lord of Milan, and a member of the important Visconti family, which had ruled the city since 1277.
The 1422 Battle of Arbedo for control over Bellinzona
The battle of Crevola 1487 securing the Val d'Ossola
Francesco II, the last Sforza that ruled the Duchy
Golden Ambrosian Republic
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The Golden Ambrosian Republic was a short-lived republic founded in Milan by members of the University of Pavia with popular support, during the first phase of the Milanese War of Succession. They hel
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…and Assisi in Umbria also in 1402. When the last Visconti duke, Filippo Maria, died in 1447 without a male heir, the Milanese declared the so-called Golden Ambrosian Republic, which soon faced revolts and attacks from its neighbors. In 1450 mercenary captain Francesco Sforza, having previously married Filippo Maria Visconti's…
Borders of the Golden Ambrosian Republic in 1447 and 1448
Francesco Sforza
The piazza of the Broletto, where the heads of slain Ghibellines were raised.
A flag made for the Golden Ambrosian Republic, showing St. Ambrose surrounded by the virtues.