Isabella Boschetti
Isabella Boschetti or Boschetto (c.1502 – ?) was a Mantuan noblewoman and lover of Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua. She was nicknamed 'La bella Boschetta' (the beautiful Boschetta).
Life
She was the second daughter of Giacomo Boschetti, a courtier and soldier in the
Baldassarre Castiglione. A few years after she became Federico's mistress she married a nobleman at his court, Francesco Cauzzi Gonzaga, conte di Calvisano,[1] who suffered a violent death in mysterious circumstances. In 1542 she remarried to count Filippo Tornielli.[2]
In 1517
Dutch Revolt, and Emilia (1517–1573) who married Carlo Gonzaga (1523–1555) signore di Gazzuolo
, with whom she had ten children.
In 1531 Federico commissioned
Correggio's Danaë
, apparently intended for the Sala di Ovidio di Palazzo Te, intended for Isabella. Her year of death is unknown.
References
- ^ "^^Marchesi Monferrato: Layout".
- ^ "Boschetti linea comitale". Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
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