Giovanni III Visconti | |
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| Archbishop of Milan | |
| Installed | 1450 |
| Term ended | 9 March 1453 |
| Predecessor | Enrico Rampini |
| Successor | Nicolò Amidano |
| Previous post(s) | Archpriest of the Metropolitan Church of Milan Commendatory Abbot of Morimondo Abbey |
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| Born | Milan |
| Died | 9 March 1453 Milan |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Giovanni III Visconti (unknown date at Milan - 9 March 1453 at Milan) was the Italian Catholic Archbishop of Milan.
A member of the prestigious Visconti family, Giovanni III was directly related to other important bishops of Milan such as Giovanni and Ottone Visconti, his namesake and predecessors. Son of the general Vercellino Secondo Visconti [1] [2] of the Visconti di Somma and Giovanna Visconti, [3] Giovanni was archpriest of the Metropolitan Chapter in 1402 [1] and was first appointed archbishop of Milan in the years 1409-1417 by Pope Gregory XII during the Western Schism. [2] The Council of Constance (1414-18) revoked this appointment. From that moment, other than his office as the commendatory abbot of Morimondo Abbey, he disappeared from the active religious scene until 1450. [1]
In early 1450, after the brief interlude of the Ambrosian Republic, Francesco Sforza, son-in-law of the late Duke Filippo Maria Visconti, conquered Milan. [4] While attending the Jubilee of August 3, 1450, the previous Archbishop of Milan, Enrico Rampini , had died. [3] [5] Sforza secured Visconti's appointment from Pope Nicholas V to the Archbishop of Milan. [4] During his brief tenure, Visconti reorganized Milan Cathedral's Chapter, including a fourth canon in the figure of the Provost. [5]
Visconti especially promoted the work of the San Barnaba in Brolo Hospital, founded in 1145, which was the direct predecessor of the Ospedale Maggiore (Maggiore Hospital) in Milan. Because of a common agreement with Duke Sforza and a Papal bull of Niccolò V, Visconti assigned an annual sum of 810 gold ducats to be shared among the staff working there. Giovanni III Visconti died in Milan on March 9, 1453, and was buried in the cathedral. [3] [5]
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Francesco I Sforza was an Italian condottiero who founded the Sforza dynasty in the duchy of Milan, ruling as its (fourth) duke from 1450 until his death.
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