Valentina Visconti

Overview

Valentina Visconti is a name associated with several women from the Visconti family, a powerful noble house in medieval Italy.

Dynastic Homonymia

The name Valentina Visconti may refer to multiple individuals due to the complex relationships within the Visconti family. The following sections describe the different women who bore this name.

### 1. Duchess of Orléans (1371–1408)

Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans, was born in 1371 as a daughter of Gian Galeazzo Visconti and his wife. She married Louis I, Duke of Orléans, and had several children with him.

### 2. Queen of Cyprus (c. 1357–before September 1393)

Valentina Visconti, Queen of Cyprus, was born around 1357 as a daughter of Bernabò Visconti and his wife Beatrice della Scala. She married Peter II of Lusignano, King of Cyprus.

### 3. Illegitimate Daughter (1366)

Valentina Visconti di Orago was an illegitimate daughter of Bernabò Visconti, born in 1366. Her mother is unknown, but she married Gentile di Antonio Visconti di O.

### 4. Other Possible Individuals

There are two other possible individuals who may have been named Valentina Visconti:

* A woman born around 1290 as a daughter of Mathieu I and wife of Stephen Visconti.
* A woman born in 1361 or 1368, but no further information is available.

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