Bonacossa Borri, also known as Bonaca, or Bonaccossi Bonacosta (1254–1321), was Lady of Milan by marriage from 1269 to 1321.

Biography

Bonacossa was the daughter of

Squarcina Borri Squarcino Borri, also called Scarsini (1230–1277), was an Italian condottiero and lord of the lands of Santo Stefano Ticino. Biography Born in Santo Stefano Ticino in 1230, Squarcino was the son of Lanfranco of Borri (end of 12th – early 13 ...

(1230–1277, also called Scarsini), captain of exiles from

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

from the advent of the Torriani family, and a loyal supporter of the Visconti, and Antonia (1236–?), of unknown lineage, who married in 1254. Borri's family was originally from the town of Santo Stefano Ticino together with some feudal lands of nearby Corby. The Borri family was one of the most respected of

, and counted among its ranks a saint, Monas of Milan, Bishop of Milan. Once the Visconti had conquered Milan, Squarcina Borri gave his daughter in marriage to

Matteo I Visconti Matteo I Visconti (1250–1322) was the second of the Milanese Visconti family to govern Milan. Matteo was born to Teobaldo Visconti and Anastasia Pirovano. In 1287, Matteo's uncle Ottone Visconti, archbishop and first lord of Milan, nomina ...

Lord of Milan The following is a list of rulers of Milan from the 13th century to 1814, after which it was incorporated into the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia by the Congress of Vienna. Before elevation to duchy Until 1259, Milan was a free commune that ele ...

in 1269 to cement those bonds essential to maintaining the rule of the Visconti. Bonacossa and her husband co-founded of the chapel of St. Thomas in the

Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio The Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio is a church in Milan in northern Italy, which is in the Basilicas Park city park. It was for many years an important stop for pilgrims on their journey to Rome or to the Holy Land, because it was said to contain t ...

of Milan, where they were buried, along with their son

Stefano Stefano is the Italian form of the masculine given name Στέφανος (Stefanos, Stephen). The name is of Greek origin, Στέφανος, meaning a person who made a significant achievement and has been crowned. In Orthodox Christianity the ac ...

and his two daughters Beatrice and Catherine, and the brother of Matteo, Uberto III Visconti. She died in Milan on 13 January 1321 .

Descendants

* Galeazzo I

. He married

Beatrice d'Este Beatrice d'Este (29 June 1475 – 3 January 1497), was Duchess of Bari and Milan by marriage to Ludovico Sforza (known as "il Moro"). She was one of the most important personalities of the time and, despite her short life, she was a major playe ...

* Beatrice (b. 1280), married Spinetta Malaspina of Verucola * Caterina (b. 1282 – d. 1311), married Alboino della Scala * Luchino (b. 1285) Lord of Milan, married Violente di Saluzzo *

(b. 1287) Count of Arona, married Valentina Doria * Marco (b. 1289) *

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(b. 1291),

Archbishop of Milan The Archdiocese of Milan ( it, Arcidiocesi di Milano; la, Archidioecesis Mediolanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Italy which covers the areas of Milan, Monza, Lecco and Varese. It has lon ...

* Zaccaria (b. 1295), married Otto Rusconi * Floramonda, married Guido Mandelli, count of

Maccagno Maccagno was a ''comune'' (municipality) of 2,000 inhabitants located in the province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located in the Val Veddasca about 70 km northwest of Milan and about 25 km northwest of Varese. On 1 January ...

* Agnese, married Cecchino della Scala

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Borri, Bonacossa 1254 births 1321 deaths House of Visconti Nobility from Milan 13th-century Italian women 14th-century Italian women

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