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Milan (/ m ɪ ˈ l æ n / mil-AN, US also / m ɪ ˈ l ɑː n / mil-AHN, [5] [6] Milanese: ⓘ; Italian: Milano ⓘ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban population [7] and the second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome.
When the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain Charles V defeated Francis I at the Battle of Pavia in 1525, northern Italy, including Milan, returned to Francesco II Sforza, passing to the Emperor 10 years later when he died. [56] In 1556, Charles V abdicated in favour of his son Philip II and his brother Ferdinand I. Charles's Italian ...
In addition to Italian, approximately a third of the population of western Lombardy can speak the Western Lombard language, also known as Insubric.In Milan, some natives of the city can speak the traditional Milanese language—that is to say the urban variety of Western Lombard, which is not to be confused with the Milanese-influenced regional variety of the Italian language.
The Habsburg Netherlands and the Duchy of Milan were left in personal union to the king of Spain while continuing to be part of the Holy Roman Empire. The division of the Empire of Charles V, along with the capture of the Pale of Calais and the Three Bishoprics, was a positive result for France. However, the Habsburgs had gained a position of ...
The most important cultural transplant was the Chalcidean/Cumaean variety of the Greek alphabet, which was adopted by the Etruscans; the Old Italic alphabet subsequently evolved into the Latin alphabet. Many of the new Hellenic cities became very rich and powerful, like Neapolis , Syracuse, Acragas, and Sybaris.
Duomo di Milano, front façade, Milan, Italy Plate celebrating the laying of the first stone in 1386. Milan Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Milano [ˈdwɔːmo di miˈlaːno]; Lombard: Domm de Milan [ˈdɔm de miˈlãː]), or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary (Italian: Basilica cattedrale metropolitana di Santa Maria Nascente), is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombardy ...
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1183 - After the Peace of Constance Milan returns to the commune form of government. [9] [7] 13th C. - Palazzo Borromeo (Milan) established. [7] 1233 - Palazzo della Ragione built. 1237 - After the Battle of Cortenuova Pagano della Torre rallied and saved Milan. [7] 1259 - Milan is ruled as a Signoria with the Della Torre family ruling as ...