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Ludovico III Gonzaga of Mantua, known as the Turk ( Italian: il Turco ), [1] 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. [2] Biography. Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga.
5 June 2017. Ludovico III Gonzaga – Marquis of Mantua. Condottiero fought to improve the town of his birth. Ludovico Gonzaga in a detail from a. painting by Andrea Mantegna. Ludovico Gonzaga, who ruled his native city for 34 years, was born on this day in 1412 in Mantua.
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.
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Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua. Imatge de Lluís III Gonzaga, obra d'Andrea Mantegna (1474). English: Ludovico II (or III) of Gonzaga, also spelled Lodovico (june 5, 1412 - june 12, 1478) was the marquis of the Italian city of Mantua from 1444 to his death.
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.
About: Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua. Ludovico III Gonzaga of Mantua, 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.
This medal depicting Ludovico III Gonzaga, the Marquis of Mantua, was made by Bartolomeo Melioli, dated 1475. On this medal appear two late portraits of Ludovico. In both he is wearing armour, although his fighting days were long over. The inscription on the obverse refers to the famous relic of the Precious Blood in Sant' Andrea.
