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Ippolita Gonzaga (13 November 1503 in Mantua – 16 March 1570 in Mantua) was an Italian noblewoman and nun. [1] [2] [3] She is not to be confused with her niece Ippolita Gonzaga (1535–1563) the daughter of Ferrante Gonzaga , who married in 1549 Fabrizio Colonna, hereditary prince of Paliano, and in 1554 Antonio Carafa, duke of Mondragone.
Signature: Obverse: (in inner arc, to right, in Greek) Leone, the Aretine Inscription: Obverse: (in margin) HYPPOLYTA•GONZAGA•FERDINANDI•FIL[ia]•AN[no]•XVI• (Ippolita Gonzaga, daughter of Ferdinando [at the age of] 16); reverse: (in margin) PAR•VBIQ[ue]•POTESTAS• (powerful alike in both worlds)
Ippolita Gonzaga was an Italian noblewoman and nun. She is not to be confused with her niece Ippolita Gonzaga (1535–1563) the daughter of Ferrante Gonzaga, who married in 1549 Fabrizio Colonna, hereditary prince of Paliano, and in 1554 Antonio Carafa, duke of Mondragone.
Gonzaga, Ippolita (1535–1563)Noblewoman of Mantua. Born in 1535; died in 1563; daughter of Isabella Gonzaga (d. 1559) and Ferrante Gonzaga (1507–1557), prince of Guastalla. Source for information on Gonzaga, Ippolita (1535–1563): Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia dictionary.
He was born in Mantua, the third son of Francesco II Gonzaga and Isabella d'Este. At the age of sixteen, he was sent to the court of Spain as a page to the future emperor Charles V, to whom Ferrante remained faithful for his whole life. In 1527 he took part in the Sack of Rome and attended Charles' triumphant coronation at Bologna in 1530: at ...
Gonzaga, Ippolita (1503–1570)Dominican nun. Born in 1503; died in 1570; daughter of Isabella d'Este (1474–1539) and Francesco also known as Gianfrancesco Gonzaga (1466–1519), 4th marquis of Mantua (r. 1484–1519); never married.
Ippolita Gonzaga, daughter of Ferrante Gonzaga, wife of Fabrizio Colonna from 1548 until his death in 1551, and of Antonio Caraffa, Duke of Mondragone, from 1554. Bibliography Attwood, P, 'Italian Medals c. 1530-1600 in British Public Collections', The British Museum Press, (London, 2003), pp.116-117.
