House of Gonzaga - Wikipedia
The House of Gonzaga (US: / ɡənˈzɑːɡə, ɡɒn -, - ˈzæɡ -/, [2] Italian: [ɡonˈdzaːɡa]) is an Italian princely family that ruled Mantua in Lombardy, northern Italy from 1328 to 1708 (first as a captaincy-general, then margraviate, and finally duchy).
The Gonzaga Family in Adoration of the Holy Trinity - Wikipedia
The Gonzaga Family in Adoration of the Holy Trinity (also, The Trinity Adored by the Gonzaga Family or The Gonzaga Trinity) is a painting by the Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens, housed in the Ducal Palace in Mantua, Italy.
Gonzaga Dynasty | Italian Rulers, Renaissance Art & Culture
Gonzaga Dynasty, Italian dynasty whose heads ruled Mantua from 1328 to 1707 and also Montferrat, with the stronghold of Casale, from 1536 to 1707. Their origins are uncertain, but by the 12th century the Corradi family of Gonzaga were established as members of the feudal gentry owning estates near.
The Gonzaga family (active 13th century - 18th century)
The Gonzaga were the ruling family of Mantua from 1328. They acquired the titles of marquis in 1433 and of duke in 1530, and were notable patrons of art in the15th and 16th centuries. Both Pisanello and Mantegna painted important fresco cycles for them.
Italian Families: Gonzaga - Italy Magazine
Nov 4, 2016 — The House of Gonzaga was a princely family who held a prominent role in the history of Italy and Europe from the 14 th to the 18 th century. They ruled Mantua in northern Italy from 1328 to 1707; they also ruled Monferrat in Piedmont and several other territories in northern Italy and France.
Aloysius Gonzaga - Wikipedia
Aloysius de Gonzaga as a boy. Gonzaga was born the eldest of eight children, at his family's castle in Castiglione delle Stiviere, between Brescia and Mantua in northern Italy in what was then part of the Duchy of Mantua, into a cadet branch of the illustrious House of Gonzaga.
Gonzaga, House of - Encyclopedia.com
T he Gonzaga family ruled the Italian city-state of Mantua throughout the Renaissance. Its first leader, Luigi I, seized power in the city in 1328. The Gonzaga were signori (lords) of Mantua until 1433, when the Holy Roman Emperor* gave them the title of marquis.
Italian Renaissance Families: Gonzaga family - Odyssey Traveller
Mar 7, 2018 — The Gonzaga Family, 1407-1550 Gianfrancesco Gonzaga inherited the rule of Mantua at the age of 12 in 1407. He was the first Gonzaga to carry the title of Marquis having purchased the right from the Emperor Sigismund in 1433.
The National Gallery of Art - Italian Renaissance Learning Resources
From 1327 it was under the control of the landowning Gonzaga family. Ludovico Gonzaga, who became marquis in 1444, served as condottiere for many more powerful cities, including Milan, Florence, Venice, and Naples, and was an astute politician. He also launched the transformation of Mantua into a center of Renaissance culture.
The Gonzaga Family in Mantua – Institute for the Study of …
Mantova (Mantua) in the 15th Century was the most sophisticated court in all of northern Italy. It was the home of the Gonzaga family. And the most illustrious member of that family was Isabella d'Este married to the Duke of Mantova, Francesco Gomzaga.