Visco History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Visco family

The surname Visco was first found in Milan (Italian: Milano, Milanese: Milan), the second-most populous city in Italy and the capital of Lombardy. The two palaces in the Piazza del Duomo, Palazzo Reale and the palace of the archbishops are notable. The city is rich in art, museums, galleries and sights. Castello Sforzesco stands in the Parco.

The Hours of Giangaleazzo Visconti is a Roman-liturgy illuminated Book of Hours that was commissioned by the ruler of Milan, Italy, Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1351-1402.) This work that was completed after this death, is one of the richest examples of an illustrated personal prayer book, now on display in the Biblioteca Nazionale in Florence. Reprints are available worldwide.

Early History of the Visco family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Visco research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1277, 1302, 1322, 1327, 1328, 1329, 1339, 1346, 1351, 1352, 1361, 1364, 1366, 1368, 1385, 1388, 1395, 1402, 1404, 1405, 1408, 1412, 1413, 1414, 1447, 1617, 1681, 1693 and 1711 are included under the topic Early Visco History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Visco Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Visconte, Visconti, Bisconti, Viceconte, Viceconti, Viseconte, Viscont and many more.

Early Notables of the Visco family

Prominent among bearers of this family in early times was

Galeazzo I Visconti (1277-1328), Lord of Milan from 1322 to 1327
Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1351-1402), the first Duke of Milan (1395), ruled the late-medieval city just before the dawn of the Renaissance, the great founding patron of the Certosa di Pavia, completing...
Caterina Visconti, Duchess of Milan (1361-1404), member of the Italian noble family Visconti, which ruled Milan from 1277 to 1447, served as Regent of Milan (1402-1404) due to Gian Maria's suspicion o...
her son Gian Maria Visconti (Giovanni Maria) (1388-1412), the second Visconti Duke of Milan, the son of Gian Galeazzo Visconti and Caterina Visconti (who was imprisoned and murdered), assumed the titl...
Maddalena Visconti (1366-1404), Duchess of Bavaria-Landshut by her marriage to Frederick, Duke of Bavaria
Antonia Visconti (c. 1364-1405), daughter of Bernabò Visconti and his wife Beatrice Regina della Scala, Countess of Württemberg by her marriage
Valentina Visconti (1368-1408), a sovereign Countess of Vertus, and a duchess consort of Orleans as the wife of Louis de Valois, Duke of Orleans, the younger brother of Charles VI of France
Estorre Visconti (Astorre) (1346-1413), one of the many illegitimate sons of the famous Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan and already deposed by his nephew Gian Galeazzo Visconti in 1385, received as it...
Viridis Visconti (1352-1414), an Italian noblewoman, a daughter of Bernabò Visconti and his wife Beatrice Regina della Scala, by marriage to Leopold III, Duke of Austria, Viridis was Duchess consort o...

Visco migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Visco Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Antonio Visco, who settled in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1824

Visco Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Francesco fu V. visco, aged 32, who immigrated to the United States from Collia Valturno, in 1900
Antonio Visco, aged 41, who immigrated to the United States from Sandonato, Caserta, in 1909
Filippo Visco, aged 17, who immigrated to the United States from Barcellona, Messina, in 1909
Angelantonio Visco, aged 35, who immigrated to the United States from S.Donato, Caserta, in 1909
Alberto Visco, aged 0, who landed in America from Collsal Vol., Italy, in 1910
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Contemporary Notables of the name Visco (post 1700) +

Vincenzo Alfonso Visco (b. 1942), Italian politician and economist, Treasury Minister from 2000 to 2001