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When war broke out between Milan and her uncle John II, on the side of the latter was Bianca's brother, Count
Amadeus VI. Bianca tried to whatever means to avert quarrels between him and her husband. The conflict ended with a dedication by John II in occupied areas of
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Bianca was raised in the castle of the Counts of Savoy on the shores of Lake
Bourget. In 1345 tragedy struck when Bianca's younger brother John died. This left only one son and heir to Savoy, Bianca's older brother
304:. The conspiracy succeeded, and Bernabò died half a year later in captivity. Bianca's son Gian Galeazzo was then the sole ruler of Milan. In 1386, Violante died. Bianca took the death of her daughter very badly.
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Yolande, who died giving birth on 24 December 1342 to her younger brother Louis, who died in childhood. Six months later on 22 June 1343 her father, Aimone died.
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359:(1354 – November 1386), married firstly to
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579:de Mesquita, D. M. Bueno (1941).
367:and thirdly to Lodovico Visconti.
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164:Aimone, Count of Savoy
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101:Bianca Marie di Savoia
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183:Edward III of England
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219:Galeazzo II Visconti
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68:Galeazzo II Visconti
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309:Pavia Santa Chiara
263:Francesco Petrarca
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536:, Table I.
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372:References
285:Later life
158:Early life
295:Valentina
291:Cortenova
247:in 1354.
35:1350–1378
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507:July 29,
444:Cox 1967
432:Cox 1967
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357:Violante
279:Piedmont
275:Lombardy
245:Violante
543:Sources
237:Bologna
230:Bologna
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132:Mother
122:Father
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32:Tenure
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319:Issue
313:Pavia
256:Pavia
187:Savoy
148:Pavia
116:Savoy
111:House
96:Names
75:Issue
58:Pavia
559:LCCN
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351:Asti
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44:Born
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