**LANDOLFO of Milan.** - Two chroniclers of this name are known:
**L. THE ELDER.** - A Milanese churchman who lived between the 11th and 12th centuries; he wrote *Mediolanensis historiae libri quatuor*, which spans from 375 to 1085, and in it he displays a lively opposition to the reform of Gregory VII, particularly regarding clerical celibacy. It is a useful historical source, especially for the period close to his own time, though not impartial. His *Chronicle* is in the *RIS* (new ed., IV, II, Bologna 1942).
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**L. THE YOUNGER, or of S. PAOLO.** - A Milanese chronicler, born in L. in 1077 and died after 1137, when he ended his chronicle. Of humble condition, he was the nephew of the priest Liprando, a fervent supporter of Arnaldo and Erlembaldo Cotta. He went to France, where he traveled three times and studied at Tours, Paris, and Laon. His uncle, who died in 1113, left him the church of S. Paolo (from which he also took his name), but he was unable to obtain it because of the hostility of the bishops Grossolano and Giorlando da Clivio. In 1116 he participated in Rome in the Council convoked by Paschal II, and in 1118 he obtained letters of commendation from Gelasius II; he was appointed head of the chaplains by Bishop Anselm of Pusteria; perhaps he followed, in 1130, the party of the antipope Anacletus II together with his bishop. His *Historia Mediolanensis*, which spans from 1095 to 1137, was written chiefly with the aim of vindicating himself and his uncle Liprando, to the detriment of full impartiality.
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