Giovanni I Pico

Giovanni I Pico (died c. 1451) was an Italian nobleman and condottiero. He was lord of Mirandola and Concordia from 1399 until his death.

Giovanni I Pico della Mirandola
Lord of Mirandola
Coat of arms
PredecessorFrancesco II Pico
SuccessorFrancesco III Pico
Other titlesLord of Concordia
Born?
Diedc. 1451
Noble familyPico della Mirandola
Spouse(s)
Caterina Bevilacqua
(date missing)
FatherFrancesco II Pico
Mother?

The son of Francesco II Pico, in 1406 he allied himself with Niccolò III d'Este, lord of Ferrara. In 1420 he abandoned the loyalty to the Ferrarese to serve under the Visconti dukes of Milan until the Peace of Ferrara of 1428. Later he fought again for the Visconti until 1447. Thanks to his loyalty to the Holy Roman Empire, emperor Sigismund granted him the title of count of Concordia.

In 1429 he had assassinated his cousin Aiace, with whom he shared the seigniory of Mirandola and Concordia. Giovanni held the lordship jointly with his other cousin Francesco III until his death. Giovanni had two sons with Caterina Bevilacqua of Verona: Gianfrancesco, who succeeded him, and Niccolò.

Sources

  • Pompeo Litta (1835). Famiglie celebri di Italia. Pico della Mirandola. Turin. p. 3.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.