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Ludovico III Gonzaga of Mantua, known as the Turk (Italian: il Turco), also spelled Lodovico (also Ludovico II; 5 June 1412 – 12 June 1478) was the ruler of the Italian city of Mantua from 1444 to his death in 1478.
The high point of his reign came when Pope Pius II held a Council in Mantua between 1459 and 1460 to plan a crusade against the Ottoman Turks. Although the Pope was unimpressed with Mantua and criticised the food and wine afterwards, the event earned prestige for Ludovico, whose son, Francesco, was made a Cardinal.
Nov 4, 2016 · A skillful combatant, open-minded, and extremely rich, Ludovico I Gonzaga (1268 - 1360) is the founder of the Gonzaga family. Born in Mantua, he ousted Rinaldo Bonacolsi in 1328, replacing him as capitano generale and becoming the first capitano del popolo of Mantua; he was later appointed imperial vicar.
The Basilica of Sant'Andrea is a Roman Catholic co-cathedral and minor basilica in Mantua, Lombardy . It is one of the major works of 15th-century Renaissance architecture in Northern Italy. Commissioned by Ludovico III Gonzaga , the church was begun in 1472 according to designs by Leon Battista Alberti on a site occupied by a Benedictine ...
Ludovico III Gonzaga of Mantua, known as the Turk, also spelled Lodovico was the ruler of the Italian city of Mantua from 1444 to his death in 1478.
The House of Gonzaga is the inspiration for the play-within-the-play in Shakespeare's Hamlet. In Act 3 scene 2, they act out a play called The Murder of Gonzago (or The Mousetrap). Gonzaga rule continued in Mantua until 1708 and in Guastalla until 1746.
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Gonzaga, Ludovico (1412 – 1478) Duke of Mantua, the son of Gianfrancesco Gonzaga. He inherited the throne of Mantua in 1444 and allied his forces with that of Milan in 1446. In the next year he joined an alliance with Florence and Venice against Milan.
