What is "suardi"

Suardi is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km southwest of Milan and about 35 km southwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 692 and an area of 9.8 km².

Suardi borders the following municipalities: Bassignana, Frascarolo, Gambarana, Valenza.

The Suardi were a Ghibelline-allied family in medieval Bergamo. Their Guelph opponents were the Colleoni.

Guiscardo Suardi was a 13th-century bishop. In the 14th-century, the family was allied with the Visconti of Milan; Giovanni Suardi even married one of the daughters of Lord Bernabò.

Suardi Castle still stands in Bianzano on a hilltop above the Cavallina and Seriana valleys. Suardi Tower is located in Trescore Balneario. The Suardi Chapel at Trescore Balneario is decorated with 16th-century frescoes by Lorenzo Lotto.

Suardi is a present-day commune in Italy.

It may also refer to:

• Suardi, Argentina
• Suardi Castle near Bianzano, Italy

• Suardi (dynasty), a Ghibelline-allied family in medieval Bergamo
• Bramantino, a Milanese artist born as Bartolomeo Suardi
• Luciano Suardi, an Argentine actor