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- After Ludovico entered the service of the Visconti family in Milan, he and his wife were exiled from Mantua by his father, Gianfrancesco I. But father and son were later reconciled and Ludovico became Marquis of Mantua in 1444, inheriting territory that had been reduced in size and was impoverished after years of war.
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The Marquisate of Mantua began with Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga who, with the payment of 12,000 gold florins, in 1433 was appointed first marquis by the Emperor Sigismund, of whom he had married his niece Barbara of Brandenburg with his eldest son, Ludovico III Gonzaga.
Ludovico died in 1478 in Goito, to the north of Mantua, during an outbreak of plague and was subsequently buried in Mantua Cathedral. Having fathered 14 legitimate children, Ludovico was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, who became Federico I of Mantua.
Ludovico Gonzaga, who became marquis in 1444, served as condottiere for many more powerful cities, including Milan, Florence, Venice, and Naples, and was an astute politician. He also launched the transformation of Mantua into a center of Renaissance culture.
Ludovico II welcomed new Renaissance art to the Gothic city, hosting Brunelleschi, Mantegna and other renowned artists, and the architect Giulio Romano organised a major urban redesign. After being besieged and conquered by Napoleon, Mantua returned to Austrian rule in 1814: the people of Mantua responded to the rulers' oppression with liberal ...
Mar 20, 2021 · In 1459, Ludovico Gonzaga induced Andrea Mantegna to come to Mantua, where he was to produce many of his most important works and where he remained until his death in 1506.
Ludovico succeeded to the marquisate of Mantua in 1444, [5] although part of the family fiefs went to his brothers Carlo, Gianlucido and Alessandro. [4] . At the time, the Mantuan state was reduced in size and in poor conditions after years of war and large expenses. [4]
Court Painter to Ludovico Gonzaga in Mantua. In 1459 Mantegna moved to Mantua, where Ludovico Gonzaga, the Marquis of Mantua, employed him as court artist. He remained with the family for the rest of his life.
