Martino della Torre
| Martino della Torre | |
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| 1st Duke of Milan | |
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In office September 8, 1259 – November 20, 1263 | |
| Preceded by | Pagano II della Torre |
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| Died |
November 20, 1263 Lodi, Lombardy |
| Resting place | Abbazia di Chiaravalle |
| Spouse(s) | Sorella di Paolo Soresina |
| Father | Iacopo della Torre |
| Relatives | Pagano della Torre |
Martino della Torre (died 1263) was an Italian condottiero and statesman.
Biography
Martino della Torre was a nephew of Pagano I, who had established the power of the della Torre (also known as Torriani) family in Milan. In 1241 he opposed to the nomination as podestà of the city of Paola Soresina. He got married with his sister, with whom has no childs.[1]
Leader of the popular party, in 1259 he was elected in the Council of the Elder, but, when he abused of his power, the ousted nobles called the Ghibelline leader Ezzelino III da Romano against him. However, the latter was defeated at Cassano d'Adda by the Guelph league led by Martino and Oberto Pallavicino: della Torre obtained the seignories of Lodi, Como, Vercelli and Bergamo.
He subsequently struggled, with success, against the election of Ottone Visconti as archbishop of Milan by Pope Urban IV. After having defeated the allies of the Visconti, he received the ruler of Novara also.
Martino della Torre probably died in Lodi, Lombardy on 20 November 1263 and he was buried at the Abbazia di Chiaravalle alongside his father and Pagano.[2]
References
- ↑ Litta, Pompeo (1850). Famiglie celebri italiane. Torriani di Valsassina (PDF). Milano: Princeton University Press. OCLC 79151199.
- ↑ Fantoni, Giuliana L. (1989). "DELLA TORRE, Martino". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian). Treccani. 37. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
Bibliography
- Rosati, Elio; Carassiti, Anna Maria (2006) [1996]. Dizionario delle battaglie. Rome: Rusconi Libri. p. 383. ISBN 9788818021073.