1. Envoy to the Visconti in Milan

    · Milan, Lombardy, Italy

    Envoy to the Visconti in Milan
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    Chaucer travelled to Lombardy as an envoy to Barnabò Visconti, lord of Milan, and the English condottiere John Hawkwood. The journey lasted from late May to September 1378, but the source does not date his presence in Milan more precisely.

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