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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 Gonzaga (today known as Ludovico III., but because he was the first Margrave of Mantua with this name he was called "Ludovico or Ludovico I.") , Margrave of Mantua, with his approximately five- or six-year-old grandson Gian Francesco II., the future Margrave of Mantua. Born: 5 June 1412. Deceased: 12 June 1478. Father:
ABOUT US. FEATURES. 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.
Spanish: habitational name from a place so named in Mantua, Italy; this was the home of the ruling family of Mantua for almost four centuries, whose most famous son was Saint Aloysius (Luigi) Gonzaga (1568–91), a young Jesuit who died in Rome nursing plague victims.
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.
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.
