Lucia Visconti ( 1380 – 14 April 1424) was a Milanese aristocrat who was the Countess of Kent by marriage from 1407 to 1424. She was one of fifteen legitimate children of Bernabò Visconti, who, along with his brother Galeazzo, was Lord of Milan. Her father negotiated for his infant daughter to marry Louis II of Anjou but Bernabò was deposed and the negotiations dropped. As a teenager, it was then intended that she marry the English noble Henry Bolingbroke, whom she had met as a girl, but after he was banished to France, the marriage negotiations were suspended. She was briefly wedded in 1399 to Frederick IV of Thuringia, the son of Landgrave Balthasar, before the marriage was annulled. In 1407 she married Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent; there were no children. The relationship was troubled, as Edmund had had an affair shortly before the wedding, and a daughter from that relationship was born after they were married. In September 1408, Edmund was killed in battle. HenryIV guaranteed Visconti a third of the income from her portion of her husband's lands in England, but for the rest of her life she was constantly affected by money problems, as the dowry promised by her family upon her marriage was never paid: reprisals taken against Milanese merchants in London in 1464 and 1489 were probably both related to the unpaid dowry. Lucia died in 1424 and was buried in Austin Friars, London. Early life Lucia Visconti was born in Milan in 1380 to Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan (ruling jointly with his brother GaleazzoII), and Beatrice Regina della Scala, one of fifteen legitimate children. As was typical of girls born to noble families, she and her nine sisters were expected to marry members of other noble families to form or strengthen alliances. Her sisters Valentina and Anglesia, became Queens of Cyprus, and another sister Caterina married their cousin Gian Galeazzo (son of GaleazzoII), who became the first Duke of Milan. Marriage arrangements Between 1382 and 1384, Bernabò actively sought marriage negotiations for his infant daughter with LouisII, the Duke of Anjou and the future King of Naples. A marriage would have cemented Visconti's future as Queen of Sicily. Bernabò remained in close contact with Marie of Blois, widow of LouisI, attempting to come to terms on a marriage contract. At the time, there was discord in the Visconti family. Gian