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2 days ago · [5601.] [francesco da gonzaga] marquis of mantua to henry viii. Thanks him for a noble present of horses to him and his wife, which has made him of consequence in the eyes of his countrymen. Sends him in return 12 brood mares, as he has learned from Sir Griffith Don that the King is very fond of horses.
3 days ago · The final Palaeologus Marquis, John George, Marquis of Montferrat, died in 1533 and rule of Montferrat was then given to Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. The last female member, Margaret Paleologa, married to Federico II, died
5 days ago · Gabriele Cesano to Battista Abbati, Secretary of Federigo Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua. Will not fail to keep negotiations on foot, and endeavour to demonstrate his devotion to the Marquis. The bearer, Battista Sambuello, has taken great pains to procure horses, and to deliver them in good condition to the Marquis, from the King.
5 days ago · September 1529, 21-25. 21 Sept. 159. The Emperor to the Marquis of Mantua. S. E. L. 1,454, f. 103. B. M. Add. 28,579, f. 167. Appoints him (Federigo Gonzaga) "Ducem et Capitaneum Generalem" of all the cavalry and infantry now coming from Germany.—Piacenza, 21st September .
3 days ago · 75. Sir John Hawkwood to Lodovico de Gonzaga. Is sending to Mantua his servant Perino de la Lacta, the bearer, for the purchase of ten cart-loads of Gazoldo wine, for his own use and that of his household. Requests the Lord of Mantua to grant the necessary licence. Cremona, 17 October 1378. [Original, on paper, Latin, 3 lines.] Dec. 3. Mantuan ...
3 days ago · The Marquis of Mantua and all his subjects have declared against the French, notwishstanding that his eldest son is in their hands. Bourbon and La Palice were expected to join the Venetians between Brescia and Bergamo.
3 days ago · Wrote lately that the ambassador of the marquis of Mantua told him that the Emperor had dismissed the ambassadors of Savoy, who referred good conditions of peace to the king of France. As they are now perhaps in France, they may have set on foot these negociations.
