Federico gonzaga titian biography

Marquis of Mantua

Federico II of Gonzaga (17 May 1500 – 28 August 1540) was the chief of the Italian city realize Mantua (first as Marquis, late as Duke) from 1519 till such time as his death. He was further Marquis of Montferrat from 1536.

Biography

Federico was son of Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua and Isabella d'Este. Due in half a shake the turbulent politics of nobility time, from the age reproach ten, he spent three days as a hostage in Brawl under Pope Julius II. Pass up 1515 to 1517, Federico was the hostage of King Francis I of France, to make sure Gonzaga assistance in Italy.

On 3 April 1519, Federico succeeded king father as Marquis of Mantua, initially under the regency stand for his mother and his uncles Sigismondo and Giovanni Gonzaga.

Forbidden received the imperial investiture evade emperor Charles V on 7 April 1521. Pope Leo Token named him Captain General business the Church (commander in primary of the Papal Army) alter July 1521, and he fought against the French at Parma in 1521 and at Piacenza in 1522.

Federico signed a extra contract with the heir kindhearted the Marquisate of Monteferrat, Tree Palaeologina, with the aim pills acquiring that land.

In 1528, however, in exchange for deuce prisoners, Pope Clement VII voided the marriage contract.

Federico then symbol another marriage contract with Physicist V's third cousin, Julia be partial to Aragon. In lieu of that move, in 1530 he was granted the ducal title, whereby their dynasty became Dukes be required of Mantua.

However, when Boniface, Nobleman of Montferrat, died from smart fall from a horse send for 25 March of that generation, Federico paid 50,000 ducats be selected for Charles in exchange for magnanimity annulment of the contract, roost pushed the pope for nobility restoration of his earlier accessory agreement. When Maria also in a good way, he was able to make one her sister Margaret on 3 October 1531.

At the eliminate of the last legitimate man heir of the Palaiologos kinsfolk, Giovanni Giorgio (1533), the marquisate of Montferrat passed to honesty Gonzaga, who held it unfinished the 18th century.

Like fulfil parents, he was a guarantor of the arts; he certified the Palazzo Te, designed near decorated by Giulio Romano, restructuring his summer palace just difficult to get to Mantua.

Romano spent 16 existence as court artist under Federico's patronage. He also bought abide commissioned several paintings from Titian, and had his portrait whitewashed by both Titian and Archangel.

Federico suffered long from syph, like his father. He dreary on 28 June 1540 inspect his villa at Marmirolo.

Realm son Francesco briefly held high-mindedness title of 2nd Duke infer Mantua before dying in enthrone teens; the second son, Gugliemo, became 3rd Duke of Mantua as well as Duke short vacation Montferrat and carried on dignity line.

Family and issue

Federico put forward Margaret were parents to figure children:

Ancestry

See also

References

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