Loterio Rusca

Loterio Rusca (c. 1225–1291) was a Ghibelline nobleman of the Rusconi family of Como and the city's first de facto lord. Already signore del popolo, in 1276 he moved to set up a signoria and forced the hostile bishop Giovanni degli Avvocati into exile.

In 1284 he and William VII of Montferrat freed the Guelph leader Guido della Torre from Castel Baradello. War between Como and Milan continued until the Peace of Lomazzo in 1286 recognized his supremacy over the city.