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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, 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.
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. Biography. Ludovico was the son of Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga and Paola Malatesta daughter of Malatesta IV Malatesta of Pesaro.
The Renaissance. 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. Source for information on Gonzaga, Ludovico (1412–1478): The Renaissance dictionary.
Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua and Barbara of Brandenburg with their children, fresco by Andrea Mantegna at San Giorgio Castle, Mantua, around 1470. Arms of the Gonzaga- Nevers branch that inherited the Duchy of Mantua from the extinct senior line and ruled it from 1627 to 1708, when that branch died out in the male line.
RulerRulerBornReign1268 Mantua Son of Guido Corradi da ...16 August 1328 – 18 January 1360Lordship of Mantuac.1290 Mantua Third son of Ludovico I and ...1335 – 28 December 1374Lordship of Novellara-Bagnolo1290 Mantua Second son of Ludovico I and ...18 January 1360 – 22 September 1369Lordship of Mantua1334 Mantua Second son of Guido and ...22 September 1369 – 4 October 1382Lordship of Mantua- 1328; 695 years ago
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
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.
