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8 April 1530. Currency. Zecca di Mantova. Preceded by. Succeeded by. Lordship of Mantua. Duchy of Mantua. The Marquisate or Margraviate of Mantua ( Italian: Marchesato di Mantova) was a margraviate located in Lombardy, Northern Italy. Placed under the sovereignty of the House of Gonzaga since its erection in 1433, it was further raised to Duchy ...
Mantua, Margravate of Mantua: Died: 29 March 1519 (aged 52) Mantua, Margravate of Mantua: Noble family: House of Gonzaga: Spouse(s) Isabella d'Este: Issue: Eleonor Gonzaga Ippolita Gonzaga Federico II, Duke of Mantua Ercole Gonzaga Ferrante Gonzaga: Father: Federico I Gonzaga: Mother: Margaret of Bavaria
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Margaret was the daughter of Albert III, Duke of Bavaria and Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck.The marriage between Margaret and Frederico helped trading relations between the two states. Margaret was not able to speak or read Italian when she arrived, but the relationship with Frederico was described as happy. The court was dominated by her mo...
Margaret and Frederico had: 1. Clara Gonzaga (1464–1503) married in 1482 to Gilbert of Bourbon-Montpensier Duke of Sessa; parents of Charles III, Duke of Bourbon. 2. Francesco II Gonzaga (1466–1519) married in 1490 to Isabella d'Este; parents in law of Francesco Maria I della Rovere Duke of Urbino and nephew of Guidobaldo da Montefeltro 3. Sigismon...
James, Carolyn (2020). A Renaissance Marriage: The Political and Personal Alliance of Isabella d'Este & Francesco Gonzaga, 1490-1519. Oxford University Press.Jansen, S. (2008). Debating Women, Politics, and Power in Early Modern Europe. Palgrave Macmillan.Overview. Provenance. Exhibition History. References. Notes. Title: Margherita Gonzaga (1591–1632), Princess of Mantua. Artist: Frans Pourbus the Younger (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1569–1622 Paris) Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 36 1/2 × 27 1/4 in. (92.7 × 69.2 cm) Classification: Paintings. Credit Line: Bequest of Collis P. Huntington, 1900.
The Marquisate or Margraviate of Mantua was a margraviate in Lombardy, Northern Italy. Constituted by the Capitano del popolo, an administrative title used in Italy during the Middle Ages. The Marquisate of Mantua began with Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, a member of the important House of Gonzaga, who inherited the city of Mantua in 1407, when he was only 12 years old.
The Margravate of Mantua was a Margravate in Lombardy, Northern Italy, subject to the Holy Roman Empire. History. The 9th century was the period of episcopal supremacy, and in the 11th the city formed part of the vast possessions of Bonifacio III, marquis of Canossa.
Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga (1395 – 23 September 1444) was Captain of the People from 1407 to 1433 and Marquis of Mantua from 1433 to 1444. He was also a condottiere. Gianfrancesco was the son of Francesco I Gonzaga and Margherita Malatesta. He inherited the rule of Mantua in 1407, when he was 12...
