ELD4854812: Proclamation of the Ambrosian Republic (Repubblica Ambrosiana), a Republican government created in Milan in 1447 by a group of nobles and jurists of the University of Pavia, Gibelins and Viscontians, following the emptiness left by the death of the Duke of Milan, Philippe Marie Visconti - (The Golden Ambrosian Republic (Aurea Repubblica Ambrosiana, 144brosiana) 7-1450) was a short-lived government founded in Milan by members of the University of Pavia with popular support) Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) from “Storia d'Italia” by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images