Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua

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Francesco I Gonzaga
Marquis of Mantua
Ludovico III
Cecilia Gonzaga
FatherFrancesco I Gonzaga
MotherMargherita Malatesta

Gianfrancesco I

condottiere
.

Biography

Gianfrancesco was the son of

Emperor Sigismund on 22 September 1433.[2]

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 1434.[3] Later he left the alliance with Venice and entered at the service of the Visconti of Milan, starting an unsuccessful war against Venice which caused the loss of several Mantuan territories.

During his reign the famous humanist

duke of Urbino, but renounced the arrangement later when the Duke turned out to be a cruel ruler.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b GONZAGA, CECILIA, Women in the Middle Ages, Greenwoods Press 2004, p. 372
  2. ^ Brinton, Selwyn. The Gonzaga - Lords of Mantua. London: Methuen & Co. LTD., 1927. pg. 65
  3. ^ Brinton, pg. 65

See also

Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua
Gonzaga family
Born: 1395 Died: 23 September 1444
Preceded by Lord of Mantua
1407–1433 		Became Marquis
New title Marquis of Mantua
1433–1444 		Succeeded by
Ludovico III
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