Viridis Visconti
Viridis Visconti | |
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Duchess of Austria | |
Portrait of Viridis Visconti by Anton Boys | |
Born | c. 1352 Milan, Italy |
Died | 1 March 1414 (aged 61-62) Stična Abbey, Windic March |
Spouse | Leopold III, Duke of Austria |
Issue | William Leopold IV Ernest the Iron Frederick IV |
House | Visconti (by birth) |
Father | Bernabò Visconti |
Mother | Beatrice Regina della Scala |
Viridis Visconti (1354–1414) was an Italian noblewoman. Her marriage to Leopold III, Duke of Austria, Viridis was Duchess consort of Austria, Styria and Carinthia, she was also Countess consort of Tyrol.
Family
Born in c.1354, Viridis was born in Milan,[1] a daughter of the Lord of Milan, Bernabò Visconti[2] and his wife Beatrice Regina della Scala.[3]
Viridis and the rest of her sisters secured politically advantageous marriages.
Marriage
Viridis married Leopold III, Duke of Austria,[2] son of Albert II, Duke of Austria and his wife Johanna of Pfirt. The couple had:
- William the Courteous[4]
- Leopold IV the Fat[5]
- Ernest the Iron[2]
- Frederick IV of the Empty Pockets[5]
- Elisabeth (1378–1392)
- Margaretha (1370–?)
- Catherine (1385–?), Abbess of St. Klara in Vienna
Viridis was widowed in 1386, and her eldest son William became Duke of Austria.
She was a long time benefactor of the Stična Abbey, and often lend money to the abbot of the monastery. As widow, she resided on a property close to the convent.
Viridis died on 1 March 1414 and out-lived at least three of seven children, since her younger daughter Katherine's date of death is unknown. Viridis is buried in Sittich, Karnten, Austria.[1]
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References
- ^ a b York 1999, p. 51.
- ^ a b c Margolis 2016, p. 73.
- ^ Antenhofer & Schober 2021, p. 8.
- ^ Wilson 2016, p. lviii.
- ^ a b Wilson 2016, p. lix.
Sources
- Antenhofer, Christina; Schober, Richard, eds. (2021). Tiroler Heimat 86 (2022): Zeitschrift für Regional- und Kulturgeschichte Nord-, Ost- und Sudtirols (in German). Universitätsverlag Wagner.
- Margolis, Oren (2016). The Politics of Culture in Quattrocento Europe: René of Anjou in Italy. Oxford University Press.
- Tuchman, Barbara (2014) [1979]. A distant mirror : the calamitous 14th century. New York, NY: Ballantine. ISBN 9780345349576. OCLC 905986995.
- Wilson, Peter (2016). Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire. Harvard University Press.
- York, Laura (1999). "Visconti, Virida (c.1354-1414)". In Commire, Anne; Klezmer, Deborah (eds.). Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Vol. 16:Vict-X. Yorkin Publishing.
External links
Media related to Viridis Visconti at Wikimedia Commons
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