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Rodolfo. Barbara. Father. Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga. Mother. Paola Malatesta. 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]
Ludovico Gonzaga, who ruled his native city for 34 years, was born on this day in 1412 in Mantua. He grew up to fight as a condottiero - a military leader for hire - and in 1433 he married Barbara of Brandenburg, the niece of the Holy Roman Emperor, Sigismund. After Ludovico entered the service of the Visconti family in Milan, he and his wife ...
When Ludovico Gonzaga III was born on 5 June 1412, in Mantova, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia, Austria, his father, Gianfrancesco Gonzaga I, Marchese di Mantova, was 17 and his mother, Paola Agnese Malatesta, was 19. He married Barbara Von Bradenburg on 12 November 1433, in Wedding, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. They were the parents of at least 4 sons ...
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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. Introduction 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. Français : Louis III de Mantoue (5 juin 1412 - 12 juin 1478) fut marquis de la cité de Mantoue en Italie de 1444 à sa ...
Italy (made) 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.
