Her father Bernabò was a cruel and ruthless despot, and an implacable enemy of the Church. He seized the papal city of Bologna, rejected the Pope and his authority, confiscated ecclesiastical property, and forbade any of his subjects to have any dealings with the Curia. He was excommunicated as a heretic in 1363 by Pope Urban V, who preached crusade against him.[2] When Bernabò was in one of his frequent rages, only Beatrice Regina (her mother) was able to approach him.[3]
Marriageedit
Antonia was originally betrothed to Frederick III the Simple. This was different from other family marriages because most of Antonia's sisters married members of the House of Wittelsbach. Ten years after the first suggestion of marriage, a marriage contract was drawn up, Antonia's family was to provide a dowry of ten thousand florins plus another twenty thousand in florins jewelry.[4] However, Antonia never married Frederick because he died 27 January 1377 before the marriage could take place. Antonia could have become Queen consort of Sicily if she had married Frederick.
Antonia and Eberhard were married for twenty-five years. On 26 March 1405 Antonia died at Old Castle (Stuttgart), leaving her husband and surviving son. Eberhard remarried after Antonia's death to Elisabeth, daughter of John III, Burgrave of Nuremberg and Margaret of Bohemia. They had a daughter, also called Elisabeth.
Tests were done on the genetics of the House of Württemberg by Gerhard O. Schwerdfeger. There were cases of mental illness in the family and according to Schwerdfeger the gene came from the House of Visconti.[6][verification needed]Otto of Bavaria and Ludwig II of Bavaria both had a mental disorder, they are both descended from Antonia. Antonia's father, did have frequent rages.
^Raff, Gerhard (2003). Hie gut Wirtemberg allewege. 1, Das Haus Württemberg von Graf Ulrich dem Stifter bis Herzog Ludwig [Hie good Wirtemberg all the way. 1, The House of Württemberg from Count Ulrich the Founder to Duke Ludwig] (in German). Stuttgart: Dt. Verl.-Anst. p. 221. ISBN978-3-89850-110-1. OCLC 634783567.
Sourcesedit
de Mesquita, D. M. Bueno (1941). Giangaleazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan (1351-1402): A Study in the Political. Cambridge University Press.
antonia, visconti, born, after, 1350, probably, about, 1360, milan, march, 1405, stuttgart, countess, württemberg, head, relief, villa, visconti, bietigheim, bissingen, baden, württemberg, germanybornborn, after, 1350, probably, about, 1360, milan, italydied16. Antonia Visconti born after 1350 probably about 1360 Milan 16 March 1405 Stuttgart was Countess of Wurttemberg 1 Antonia ViscontiHead relief of Antonia Visconti in Villa Visconti Bietigheim Bissingen Baden Wurttemberg GermanyBornborn after 1350 probably about 1360 1 Milan ItalyDied16 March 1405 1 Old Castle Stuttgart County of WurttembergResting placeStuttgart Stiftskirche Stuttgart Collegiate Church 1 TitleCountess of WurttembergPredecessorElisabeth of BavariaSuccessorHenriette Countess of MontbeliardSpouseEberhard III Count of WurttembergPartnerFrederick III the SimpleChildrenEberhard IV Count of WurttembergParent s Bernabo ViscontiBeatrice Regina della ScalaRelativesIsabeau of BavariaAlbert III Duke of Bavaria others Contents 1 Family 2 Marriage 3 Ancestry 4 References 4 1 SourcesFamily edit nbsp Beatrice Regina della Scala and her husband Bernabo Visconti the parents of Antonia Visconti later Countess of Wurttemberg wife of Eberhard III Count of Wurttemberg detail of a fresco by Andrea di Bonaiuto da Firenze from the Cappella Spagnuolo Santa Maria Novella FlorenceAntonia was the tenth of 17 children of Bernabo Visconti Lord of Milan She was one of the 13 legitimately born children from his marriage to Beatrice Regina della Scala from the Scaliger family the lords of Verona Antonia s sister Taddea Visconti married Stephen III Duke of Bavaria and was mother of Isabeau of Bavaria wife of Charles VI of France and ancestor to some notable people in history including the Tudor Dynasty Another sister Agnes married Francesco I Gonzaga and was executed for supposed adultery in 1391 Antonia s youngest sister Elisabetta was married to Ernest Duke of Bavaria Antonia s maternal grandparents were Mastino II della Scala and his wife Taddea da Carrara Her paternal grandparents were Stefano Visconti and his wife Valentina Doria Her father Bernabo was a cruel and ruthless despot and an implacable enemy of the Church He seized the papal city of Bologna rejected the Pope and his authority confiscated ecclesiastical property and forbade any of his subjects to have any dealings with the Curia He was excommunicated as a heretic in 1363 by Pope Urban V who preached crusade against him 2 When Bernabo was in one of his frequent rages only Beatrice Regina her mother was able to approach him 3 Marriage editAntonia was originally betrothed to Frederick III the Simple This was different from other family marriages because most of Antonia s sisters married members of the House of Wittelsbach Ten years after the first suggestion of marriage a marriage contract was drawn up Antonia s family was to provide a dowry of ten thousand florins plus another twenty thousand in florins jewelry 4 However Antonia never married Frederick because he died 27 January 1377 before the marriage could take place Antonia could have become Queen consort of Sicily if she had married Frederick Antonia married on 27 October 1380 to Eberhard III Count of Wurttemberg in Bad Urach 5 Antonia laid out water gardens in their castle grounds known as der Frau von Mailand Garten citation needed Antonia and Eberhard had three sons but only one lived to adulthood Eberhard IV Count of Wurttemberg 23 August 1388 Stuttgart 2 July 1419 Waiblingen successor to his father Ulrich died young Ludwig died young Antonia and Eberhard were married for twenty five years On 26 March 1405 Antonia died at Old Castle Stuttgart leaving her husband and surviving son Eberhard remarried after Antonia s death to Elisabeth daughter of John III Burgrave of Nuremberg and Margaret of Bohemia They had a daughter also called Elisabeth Tests were done on the genetics of the House of Wurttemberg by Gerhard O Schwerdfeger There were cases of mental illness in the family and according to Schwerdfeger the gene came from the House of Visconti 6 verification needed Otto of Bavaria and Ludwig II of Bavaria both had a mental disorder they are both descended from Antonia Antonia s father did have frequent rages Ancestry editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed August 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Ancestors of Antonia Visconti16 Teobaldo Visconti8 Matteo I Visconti17 Anastasia Pirovano4 Stefano Visconti18 Squarcina Borri9 Bonacossa Borri19 Antonia2 Bernabo Visconti20 Brancaleone Doria10 Bernabo Doria21 Caterina Zancha5 Valentina Doria22 Federico Fieschi11 Eliana Fieschi23 Chiara1 Antonia Visconti24 Alberto I della Scala12 Alboino I della Scala25 Verde di Salizzole6 Mastino II della Scala26 Gilberto III da Correggio13 Beatrice da Correggio27 Elena Malaspina3 Beatrice Regina della Scala28 Marsilio III da Carrara14 Jacopo I da Carrara29 di Carturo7 Taddea da Carrara30 Pietro Gradenigo15 Anna Gradenigo31 Tommasina MorosiniReferences edit a b c d Die Mailander Herzogstochter Antonia Visconti ca 1360 1405 The Milanese duke s daughter Antonia Visconti ca 1360 1405 PDF in German Bietigheim Bissingen Stadt Bietigheim Bissingen City of Bietigheim Bissingen 2008 Retrieved 2022 09 06 Tuchman 2014 p 263 Tuchman 2014 p 254 Storia di Milano I Visconti History of Milan The Visconti Storia di Milano in Italian Retrieved 2023 07 17 de Mesquita 1941 p 411 Raff Gerhard 2003 Hie gut Wirtemberg allewege 1 Das Haus Wurttemberg von Graf Ulrich dem Stifter bis Herzog Ludwig Hie good Wirtemberg all the way 1 The House of Wurttemberg from Count Ulrich the Founder to Duke Ludwig in German Stuttgart Dt Verl Anst p 221 ISBN 978 3 89850 110 1 OCLC 634783567 Sources edit de Mesquita D M Bueno 1941 Giangaleazzo Visconti Duke of Milan 1351 1402 A Study in the Political Cambridge University Press Tuchman Barbara 2014 1979 A Distant Mirror The Calamitous 14th Century New York NY Ballantine ISBN 9780345349576 OCLC 905986995 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Antonia Visconti amp oldid 1166651834, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
