Visconti family - Visconti

Japanese: ビスコンティ家 - びすこんてぃけ（英語表記）Visconti

A noble family that ruled Milan and northern Italy from the end of the 13th century to the mid-15th century. Its origins date back to the 10th century, when it was a vassal who received a fief from the archbishop. In the mid-12th century, it obtained the title of "vis-conte", which became hereditary and was adopted as the family name. In the first half of the 13th century, it achieved power and honor on a par with that of the archbishop, and the family's viper coat of arms was a replica of the snake on the Church of Sant'Ambrogio. Umberto Visconti (died 1248) laid the foundations for the family's later development.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

13世紀末ごろ～15世紀中ごろミラノと北イタリアを支配した名家。その出自は10世紀にさかのぼり，大司教から封土を授けられた陪臣であった。12世紀中ごろ〈副伯vis‐conte〉称号を得て，世襲化し，自らの姓とした。13世紀前半大司教と並ぶ勢力と名誉を獲得し，同家のマムシの紋章はサンタンブロージョ教会の蛇を模写したものである。ウンベルトUnbert Visconti(1248没)が同家の後の発展の基礎を築く。

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