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Francesco II Gonzaga (10 August 1466 – 29 March 1519) was the ruler of the Italian city of Mantua from 1484 until his death. Biography. Francesco was born in Mantua, the son of Marquis Federico I Gonzaga . Francesco had a career as a condottiero acting as Venice 's commander from 1489 to 1498.
With Federico II Gonzaga, who succeeded his father Francesco as fifth and last Marquis of Mantua in 1519, the city experienced another period of splendour. He is remembered for the construction of Palazzo Te by Giulio Romano and the embellishment of the Palazzo Ducale. [7] [8]
His son Giovan Francesco II (Gianfrancesco; d. 1444), who succeeded him, became a famous general and was rewarded for his services to the Holy Roman emperor Sigismund with the title of marquess of Mantua for himself and his descendants (1432), an investiture that legitimatized the usurpations of…
Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua (1466-1519) was an Italian general best known for commanding the Italian army at the battle of Fornovo in 1495 when he was commander of the armies of Venice, but who also spent many years in the French service as well as briefly fighting for the Pope.
Details. individual; ruler; Italian; Male. Life dates. 1466-1519. Biography. Son of Federico I Gonzaga; Marquess of Mantua, 1484-1519; married Isabella d'Este (q.v.) in 1490. New search.
Francesco II Gonzaga (10 August 1466 – 29 March 1519) was the ruler of the Italian city of Mantua from 1484 until his death. Contents. 1 Biography. 2 Loves. 3 Family. 4 See also. 5 Notes. 6 Sources. 7 External links. Biography. Francesco was born in Mantua, the son of Marquis Federico I Gonzaga .
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Jul 29, 2008 · Francesco II Gonzaga, fourth Marquis of Mantua (1484–1579), commissioned sophisticated painted cycles of maps and city views for his two country palaces at Gonzaga and Marmirolo and for his Mantuan townhouse, the Palazzo di San Sebastiano.
