Antonia Malatesta of Cesena

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Antonia Malatesta of Cesena, also known as Antonia Malatesta of Rimini, was a Duchess of Milan by marriage to Giovanni Maria Visconti. She was the Regent of Milan in the interim after the death of her spouse in 1412.

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She was the daughter [1] (or possibly the niece [2] ) of Carlo I Malatesta, Lord of Cesena, Fano, Pesaro, and Rimini. To help ally himself with the House of Malatesta, Giovanni Maria Visconti, the Duke of Milan married Antonia in the city of Brescia [1] [3] in 1408. They had no children. [4]

After Giovanni Maria's assassination in 1412, the succeeding Duke of Milan, Filippo Maria Visconti, permitted Antonia to continue sharing the governance of the duchy for a few months. [5] Although she soon retired to Cesena, she retained her title, Duchess of Milan. [5]

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Preceded by Duchess of Milan
1408–1412
Succeeded by