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Francesco II Gonzaga (10 August 1466 – 29 March 1519) was the ruler of the Italian city of Mantua from 1484 until his death. Biography. Francesco was born in Mantua, the son of Marquis Federico I Gonzaga . Francesco had a career as a condottiero acting as Venice 's commander from 1489 to 1498.
Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua. primary name: primary name: Gonzaga, Francesco II. other name: other name: (Marquis of) Mantua. other name: other name: (Marquis) Francesco II Gonzaga. Details. individual; ruler; Italian; Male. Life dates. 1466-1519. Biography.
Francesco II Gonzaga (10 August 1466 – 29 March 1519) was the ruler of the Italian city of Mantua from 1484 until his death. Contents. 1 Biography. 2 Loves. 3 Family. 4 See also. 5 Notes. 6 Sources. 7 External links. Biography. Francesco was born in Mantua, the son of Marquis Federico I Gonzaga .
His son Giovan Francesco II (Gianfrancesco; d. 1444), who succeeded him, became a famous general and was rewarded for his services to the Holy Roman emperor Sigismund with the title of marquess of Mantua for himself and his descendants (1432), an investiture that legitimatized the usurpations of…
Jul 29, 2008 · Abstract. Francesco II Gonzaga, fourth Marquis of Mantua (1484–1579), commissioned sophisticated painted cycles of maps and city views for his two country palaces at Gonzaga and Marmirolo and for his Mantuan townhouse, the Palazzo di San Sebastiano.
- Molly Bourne
- 1999
Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua (1466-1519) was an Italian general best known for commanding the Italian army at the battle of Fornovo in 1495 when he was commander of the armies of Venice, but who also spent many years in the French service as well as briefly fighting for the Pope.
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Jun 25, 2021 · Out of the Shadow of Isabella: The Artistic Patronage of Francesco II Gonzaga, Fourth Marquis of Mantua (1484- 1519) | Art History Dissertations and Abstracts from North American Institutions.
