Azzone Visconti, founder of the state of Milan (born 1302)

Azzone Visconti

Milanese nobleman

Azzone Visconti was lord of Milan from 1329 until his death. After the death of his uncle, Marco Visconti, he was threatened with excommunication and had to submit to Pope John XXII. Azzone reconstituted his family's land holdings, taking numerous cities. He died in 1339.