Peschiera Borromeo (;

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'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the

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region Lombardy, located about southeast of

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. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on August 6, 1988. Peschiera Borromeo borders the following municipalities:

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, Segrate, Rodano,

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, San Donato Milanese, Mediglia.

History

The land was owned by the

House of Borromeo ), type= Noble family, country=, estates= Rocca d'Angera Palazzo Borromeo, Milan Castel of Peschiera BorromeoBorromean Islands Villa Borromeo, Arcore, titles=* Prince of Angera * Marquess of Romagnano * Count of Arona * Count of Peschiera * Lor ...

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in the 14th century and possibly earlier. Peschiera Borromeo's main attraction is the Borromeo Castle, built in 1437 by Vitaliano Borromeo. The Borromei were, during the later years of the

Ambrosian Republic , it, Aurea Repubblica Ambrosiana , era = Late Middle Ages , government_type = Directorial republic , p1 = Duchy of Milan , flag_p1 = Flag of the Duchy of Milan (1450).svg , s1 ...

, pro-

Francesco Sforza Francesco I Sforza (; 23 July 1401 – 8 March 1466) was an Italian condottiero who founded the Sforza dynasty in the duchy of Milan, ruling as its (fourth) duke from 1450 until his death. In the 1420s, he participated in the War of L'A ...

, and housed him in the castle while he besieged Milan in 1450. In 1461 Sforza, now the Duke of Milan, made Filippo Borromeo the ''Conte di Peschiera''. Peschiera was made a comune in 1863, and, partly to distinguish it from

Peschiera del Garda Peschiera del Garda (; vec, Pischera; la, Ardelica, ''Arilica'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Verona, in Veneto, Italy. When Lombardy-Venetia was under Austrian rule, Peschiera was the northwest anchor of the four fortified tow ...

and partly to honor the Borromeo Family, was given the full name ''Peschiera Borromeo''.Comune di Peschiera Borromeo
(Under ''Il Castello'' at lower right)

References

External links

Official website
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