Maddalena Visconti
| Maddalena Visconti | |
|---|---|
| Spouse(s) | Frederick, Duke of Bavaria |
| Noble family | House of Visconti |
| Father | Bernabò Visconti |
| Mother | Beatrice Regina della Scala |
| Born | 1366 |
| Died | 17 July 1404 Burghausen |
Maddalena Visconti (1366 – 17 July 1404) was a daughter of Bernabò Visconti and his wife Beatrice Regina della Scala. Maddalena was Duchess of Bavaria-Landshut by her marriage to Frederick, Duke of Bavaria.
Maddalena was born in Milan and was the twelfth of seventeen children born to her parents.
Maddalena's maternal grandparents were Mastino II della Scala and his wife Taddea da Carrara. Her paternal grandparents were Stefano Visconti and his wife Valentina Doria.
Her father, Bernabò was a cruel and ruthless despot, and an implacable enemy of the Church. He seized the papal city of Bologna, rejected the Pope and his authority, confiscated ecclesiastical property, and forbade any of his subjects to have any dealings with the Curia. He was excommunicated as a heretic in 1363 by Pope Urban V, who preached crusade against him. When Bernabò was in one of his frequent rages, only Beatrice Regina (her mother) was able to approach him.
Maddalena married on 2 September 1381 Frederick, Duke of Bavaria. Her father wanted to improve relations with Bavaria so married his three daughters: Maddalena, Elisabetta and Taddea to the three rival Dukes. Frederick had been previously married to Anna of Neuffen, with whom he had a daughter, Isabella of Bavaria, but no sons. On Anna's death, Frederick married Maddalena.
The couple had five children:
Maddalena's stepdaughter, Isabella was married to one of Maddalena's brother, Marco Visconti, Lord of Parma.
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