The duke’s two bodies. State and factions at the funeral of Gian Galeazzo Visconti.

Journal title SOCIETÀ E STORIA
Author/s Federico Del Tredici
Publishing Year 2018 Issue 2018/160
Language Italian Pages 28 P. 315-342 File size 165 KB
DOI 10.3280/SS2018-160005
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The funeral (1402) of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, duke of Milan, staged a peculiar sight, unusual in Italian funerals: two ghostly knights, similar to those representing the deceased in the funerals of the greatest rulers all over Europe. In the essay the author aims to explain the role played by the two riders during the funeral, and the importance of their duplicity, only seemingly an insignificant detail. The two ghostly knights actually referred to a key aspect of the material constitution of the state of Gian Galeazzo Visconti: the balance between opposing factions.

Keywords: Funerals; Factions; Duchy of Milan; political passions; Visconti; political ritual.

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Federico Del Tredici, I due corpi del duca. Modelli monarchici, fazioni e passioni nei funerali di Gian Galeazzo Visconti in "SOCIETÀ E STORIA " 160/2018, pp 315-342, DOI: 10.3280/SS2018-160005