Matteo abandoned himself to bestial sensuality; and his two brothers, finding him both feeble and likely to bring discredit on their rule, caused him to be assassinated in 1355.[1] They then jointly swayed the Milanese, with unanimity remarkable in despots.

Galeazzo was distinguished as the handsomest man of his age.

He was tall and graceful, with golden hair, which he wore in long plaits, or tied up in a net, or else loose and crowned with flowers.

Fond of display and magnificence, he spent much of his vast wealth in shows and festivals, and in the building of palaces and churches.

The same taste for splendor led him to seek royal marriages for his children.