Cesare I Gonzaga

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Cesare I Gonzaga.

Cesare I Gonzaga (1530 – 15 February 1575) was

Pius IV
.

Cesare Gonzaga was also a member of the Academy of the Vatican Nights, which met in the Casina Pio IV in the Vatican.

He founded the Accademia degli Invaghiti in Mantua, in the palace he inherited from his father.

In 1567–68 he moved his court from Mantua to Guastalla, where he remained until his death, employing Francesco da Volterra as his architect and engineer.

His mistress was Diana di Cordona.

His son Ferrante succeeded him in Guastalla.

Sources

  • Losito, Maria (2005). La Casina Pio IV in Vaticano. Vaticna City: Pontificia Accademia delle Scienze.
Preceded by
Count of Guastalla

1557–1575
Succeeded by