Tag: Da Carrara

• 155 – Venice has trouble with the neighbours (1400 – 1416)

  We come round to Venice to see how they were doing at the start of the 15th century, dealing with neighbours such as the duchy of Milan under Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Padua under the Da Carrara and the formidable Sigismund king of Hungary and his general Pippo Spano.  Before that we take some time to have a look at the political structure of the…

  A History of Italy

  March 14, 2023

  Aquileia, Croatia, Da Carrara, Dalmatia, Della Scala, Doge, Duchy of Milan, Garda, Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Gran Consiglio, Hungary, Ladislaus of Naples, Marina Gallina, Michele Steno, Milan, Padua, Pippo Spano, Podcast, Sigismund of Luxemburg, Venice, Verona

• 131 – Milan, chaos in the duchy (1402 – 1412)

  After the untimely death of the first duke of Milan, Gian Galeazzo Visconti, the duchy is thrown into turmoil as the widow, Caterina Visconti attempts to hold onto the realm of her sons, Giovanni Maria and Filippo Maria through internal intrigue and external military pressure from Florence, Venice and many others trying to take advantage…

  A History of Italy

  January 25, 2022

  Alberigo Da Barbiano, Caterina Visconti, Da Carrara, Della Scala, Facino Cane, Filippo Maria Visconti, Florence, Francesco Novello Da Carrara, Giovanni Maria Visconti, Jacopo del Verme, Milan, Muzio Attendolo Sforza, Parma, Pavia, Podcast, Sforza, Siena, Venice, Verona, Visconti

• 127 – Milan vs Florence: fight to the death (1395 – 1402)

  unstoppable expansion of the newly formed Duchy of Milan. Will they manage? Or will Gian Galeazzo Visconti complete his vision of including Florence in his dominions.

  A History of Italy

  December 7, 2021

  Alberigo Da Barbiano, Assisi, Braccio da Montone, Da Carrara, Ferrara, Florence, France, Genoa, Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Gonzaga, Jacopo del Verme, Lucca, Mantova, Milan, Muzio Attendolo Sforza, Padova, Perugia, Pisa, Podcast, Tuscany, Venice

• 126 – Visconti family feud and a new duchy is born (1378 – 1395)

  We see how the power-sharing solution for the government of Milan comes crashing down with power once again in the hands of a single man: Gian Galeazzo Visconti, who, after inheriting the holdings of his father and uncle, will create a Duchy that will last for centuries. meanwhile we also try and keep up with…

  A History of Italy

  November 30, 2021

  Alberico da Barbiano, Antonio della Scala, Asti, Bernabò Visconti, Boniface IX, Canfrande II della Scala, Cansignorio della Scala, Clement VII, Da Carrara, Florence, Galeazzo Visconti, Gambacorta, Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Gubbio, Jacopo D'Appiano, Jacopo del Verme, John Hawkwood, Landau, Mantova, Milan, Monferrato, Montefeltro, Padova, Paolo Alboino della Scala, Pisa, Podcast, Pusterla, Regina della Scala, Savoy, Siena, Tuscany, Urban VI, Urbino, Venice, Vicenza

• 116 – Venice in mortal peril (1356 – 1400)

  After an attempt at legalising prostitution, the Dolphin doge cannot quite fight off a Hungarian threat, then things with Genoa get so heated over the possession of Eastern Mediterranean islands that Venice stares destruction in the face with enemies at the gates and even in the lagoon.

  A History of Italy

  June 8, 2021

  Bernabò Visocnti, Boccanegra, Constantinople, Contarini, Cyprus, Da Carrara, Doge, Genoa, John V Palelogus, Podcast, Tenedo, Venice