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Ludovico III Gonzaga of Mantua, known as the Turk (Italian: il Turco), 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.
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.
From 1444 to 1478 Ludovico III ruled, which marked a first peak in the city's artistic life. Notable artists such as Andrea Mantegna, Luca Fancelli and Leon Battista Alberti were called to his court, who left an indelible mark on the history of Mantua. [3] [4]
5 June 1412. Deceased: 12 June 1478. Father: Gianfrancesco I. Gonzaga (1395-1444), since 1433 Margrave of Mantua. Mother: Paola Malatesta (1393-1449), daughter of Malatesta IV. Malatesta, Signore di Pesaro, and his wife Elisabetta da Varano. Siblings:
Ludovico Gonzaga succeeded as a condottiere and a prince not by courage or by prowess, but by tact. In his long career as a professional soldier, Ludovico fought only one pitched battle after he was driven from the field of Caravaggio. He did win that battle, but it was in defence of Mantua itself.3 In the decade following the Peace of Lodi ...
views 2,629,158 updated. Gonzaga, Ludovico (1412 – 1478) Duke of Mantua, the son of Gianfrancesco Gonzaga. He inherited the throne of Mantua in 1444 and allied his forces with that of Milan in 1446. In the next year he joined an alliance with Florence and Venice against Milan.
Also known as. Lodovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua. primary name: primary name: Gonzaga, Lodovico III. other name: other name: (Marquis of) Mantua.
