Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua
- Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua
Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga (1395 – 23 September, 1444) was marquess of Mantua from 1407 to 1444. He was also a condottiero.
Biography
Gianfrancesco inherited the rule of Mantua in 1407, when he was 12. In his first years he was under the patronage of his uncle Carlo Malatesta and, indirectly, of the Republic of Venice. In 1409 he married to Paola Malatesta, daughter of Malatesta V Malatesta of Pesaro. He was the first Gonzaga to bear the title of marquess, which he obtained by Emperor Sigismund on september 22, 1433.
He fought for the Papal States and the Malatestas in 1412 and 1417, respectively, and was "capitano generale" (commander-in-chief) of the Venetian Armies from 1432. Later he left the alliance with Venice and entered at the service of the Visconti of Milan, starting an unsuccessful war against the Serenissima which caused the lost of several Mantuan territories.
During his reign the famous humanist Vittorino da Feltre was called in Mantua, as well as numerous artists like Pisanello and others, starting the traditional role of the city as a capital of Italian Renaissance. He founded the first workshop in Italy for the manufacture of tapestries.
ee also
*Wars in Lombardy
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Ludovico II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua — Ludovico II (or III) of Gonzaga, also spelled Lodovico (june 5, 1412 ndash; june 12, 1478) was the ruler of the Italian city of Mantua from 1444 to his death.BiographyLudovico was the son of Gianfrancesco Gonzaga and Paola Malatesta. He married… … Wikipedia
Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat — Charles Duke of Mantua and Montferrat Spouse Catherine of Lorraine Detail Issue Francis, Duke of Rethel C … Wikipedia
Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat — Ferdinando Carlo Duke of Mantua and Montferrat The Duke of Mantua by Rigaud in 1706 Spouse … Wikipedia
Mantua — Mantova redirects here. For the football club, see A.C. Mantova. For other uses, see Mantua (disambiguation). Mantua Comune Comune di Mantova … Wikipedia
Carlo Gonzaga of Milan — Carlo Gonzaga (? 1478), Lord of Sabbioneta, was a Guelph Milanese of the Mantuan House of Gonzaga who rose to the position of Captain of the People in the Ambrosian Republic, and eventually ruled practically as an autocrat. He was the younger son … Wikipedia
Gonzaga family — The Gonzaga ruled Mantua from 1328, when Luigi Gonzaga was elected Captain General of the People, until 1708, when Mantua was seized by the Austrian Hapsburgs. In 1433, Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund gave Gianfrancesco Gonzaga the title of… … Dictionary of Renaissance art
Duchy of Mantua — Ducato di Mantova Ducatus Mantuæ State of the Holy Roman Empire ← … Wikipedia
Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Lorraine — Margherita Margherita Gonzaga (2 October 1591, Mantua 7 February 1632) was the eldest daughter of Vincenzo I Gonzaga and Eleonora de Medici; she was also a sister of Francesco IV Gonzaga, Ferdinando I Gonzaga, Vincenzo II Gonzaga and Eleonora… … Wikipedia
Maria Gonzaga, Duchess of Montferrat — Maria Regent of Mantua Spouse Charles Gonzaga Issue Eleonora, Holy Roman Empress Charles II, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat Full name … Wikipedia
Clara Gonzaga — Countess of Montpensier Dauphine of Auvergne Duchess of Sessa Engraved portrait of Clara Gonzaga by an unknown artist Spouse(s) Gilbert, Count of Montpensier Issue … Wikipedia
