Lordship of Milan

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The Lordship of Milan was a medieval Italian state centered on the city of Milan that preceded its elevation to the more powerful and prestigious Duchy of Milan.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lordship of Milan canonical 2
court of Milan 1

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Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former monarchy
medieval Italian state
capital Milan
centralCity Milan
continent Europe
country Italy
currency Milanese lira
elevatedTo Duchy of Milan
endDate 1395
establishedAsSignoria 1277
followedBy Duchy of Milan
hasGovernmentForm signoria
hasRulingFamily House of Sforza
House of Visconti
historicalEra Middle Ages
languageUsed Latin
Lombard
locatedIn Lombardy
notableRuler Bernabò Visconti
Galeazzo II Visconti
Gian Galeazzo Visconti
Ottone Visconti
partOf Kingdom of Italy
surface form: Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)
politicalStatus imperial fief of the Holy Roman Empire
precededBy Municipality of Milan
surface form: Commune of Milan
reasonForEnd creation of the Duchy of Milan by the Holy Roman Emperor
regionType Northern Italy
surface form: northern Italy
religion Roman Catholicism
rulerTitle Lord of Milan
significantEvent consolidation of Visconti power in Milan
transition from communal government to hereditary lordship
startDate 1277

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Duchy of Milan elevatedFrom Lordship of Milan
Duchy of Milan precededBy Lordship of Milan
Lady with an Ermine commissionContext Lordship of Milan
this entity surface form: court of Milan