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Francesco Gonzaga (1546–1620)
Francesco Gonzaga may refer to: *Francesco I Gonzaga (1366–1407), Lord of Mantua *Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua (1395–1444) *Francesco Gonzaga (1444–1483), cardinal *Gianfrancesco Gonzaga (1446–1496), Count of Sabbioneta *Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua (1466–1519) *Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1533–1550) *Francesco Gonzaga (1538–1566), cardinal *Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1586–1612) *Francesco Gonzaga (bishop of Nola) (1602–1673) *Francesco Gonzaga (bishop of Mantua) (died 1620) See also * House of Gonzaga {{hndis, Gonzaga, Francesco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco I Gonzaga
Portrait of Francesco I Gonzaga Francesco I Gonzaga (1366 – 7 March 1407) was ruler of Mantua from 1382 to 1407. He was also a condottiero. Succeeding his father Ludovico II Gonzaga in 1382, he led a policy of balance between the nearby powers of the Visconti of Milan and Venice. In 1380, he married Agnese, daughter of Barnabò Visconti. When she was executed in 1391 under accusations of adultery, Francesco switched his allegiance to Venice, also to protect his land from the increasing power of Gian Galeazzo Visconti. In 1393, he remarried, to Margherita Malatesta, who carried in the Gonzaga family the hereditary illness of osteomalacia, which appeared periodically in Mantua's rulers until the 16th century. Francesco had subsequently to defend his lands from Gian Galeazzo's assault, but the latter's death in 1402 solved the conflict. His son by Margherita was Gianfrancesco I. Francesco Gonzaga is remembered as the builder of the Castle of San Giorgio, the nucleus of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |