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Inside the Church of San Remigio in Fosdinovo, there is the marble fourteenth-century funeral monument of Galeotto Malaspina, in which the deceased, as a Knight, is carved in the act of investiture in the presence of the Virgin, of Christ, of Saint John the Baptist, of Saint Anthony of Padua and Saint James the Apostle, the holy holders of the main orders of chivalry in the Middle Ages.G. Fiori, I Malaspina. Castelli e feudi nell'Oltrepo piacentino, pavese, tortonese, Piacenza 1995, Appendice, 275-276.
Fosdinovo
Fosdinovo is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Massa and Carrara in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about northwest of Massa.
Fosdinovo borders the following municipalities: Aulla, Carrara, ...
? - Fosdinovo, 15 March 1367 ) was an Italian judge and nobleman. He was the son of Azzolino II Malaspina and grandson of Spinetta Malaspina
Spinetta Malaspina "''the Great''", a descendant of Obizzo Malaspina, was the Marquisse of Verrucola and the lord of Fosdinovo; he is the forefather of the marquisses of Fosdinovo and of its related imperial feud.Dorini, p. 96
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, he is remembered to be the first Marquis of Fosdinovo.
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Galeotto Malaspina was the son of Azzolino II Malaspina, brother of Spinetta Malaspina, Lord of Fosdinovo (1340-1352). The uncle, having no legitimate heirs, indicated as his successorsGabriele Gabriele is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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, Galeotto and Guglielmo Malaspina, sons of Azzolino. Thus, when Spinetta died in 1352, the fiefdom of Fosdinovo passed into their hands and the three brothers obtained the title of Lords of Fosdinovo, Marciaso, Comano and the Terre dei Bianchi.
In 1355 their title changed, as Emperor Charles IV of Luxembourg, while travelling to Rome, decided to raise the fiefdom of Fosdinovo to Marquisate, investing its masters as marquises.
In 1359 Gabriele (bishop of Luni) died, leaving fiefdom and title to the two remaining brothers who shared the lands. In particular, Galeotto gained control over the Marquisate of Fosdinovo, because of this, he is considered the first Marquis of Fosdinovo, since he was the first to be able to reign over Fosdinovo as a marquis and in an unchallenged way, starting from 1361.
Galeotto exercised the position of judge in Verona, he was a Knight and died in 1367 in Fosdinovo. There he still lies, in the funeral monument built immediately after his death and placed in the Church of San Remigio.
Offspring
Galeotto I marriedArgentina Grimaldi
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, a Genoese noblewoman, already the widow of the Marquis Morello Malaspina Morello may refer to:
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* Gabriele I Malaspina Gabriele Malaspina ( Fosdinovo ? - Fosdinovo, 1390 ) was an Italian nobleman. He was the son of Galeotto I Malaspina, he is remembered as the second marquis of Fosdinovo.
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Gabriele Malaspina was the son of the Marquis of Fosdinovo Galeott ...
(?- 1390), second marquis of Fosdinovo (1367-1390)
* Spinetta II Malaspina
Spinetta Malaspina II, Duke of Gravina in Apulia (died 1398) was an Italian nobleman. Son of Galeotto I Malaspina, he was the third Marquis of Fosdinovo.
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Probably born at Fosdinovo, Spinetta II Malaspina was the son of the Marquis of ...
(?- 1398), knight, Duke of Gravina in Puglia and third marquis of Fosdinovo (1393-1398)
* Leonardo I Malaspina (?- 13 July 1403), knight and first marquis of Castel dell'Aquila
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Funeral monument to Galeotto Malaspina
Inside the Church of San Remigio in Fosdinovo, there is the marble fourteenth-century funeral monument of Galeotto Malaspina, in which the deceased, as a Knight, is carved in the act of investiture in the presence of the Virgin, of Christ, of Saint John the Baptist, of Saint Anthony of Padua and Saint James the Apostle, the holy holders of the main orders of chivalry in the Middle Ages.G. Fiori, I Malaspina. Castelli e feudi nell'Oltrepo piacentino, pavese, tortonese, Piacenza 1995, Appendice, 275-276.
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