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Marquis of Mantua

Federico II of Gonzaga (17 May – 28 August ) was the ruler of the Italian city of Mantua (first as Marquis, later as Duke) from until his death. He was also Marquis of Montferrat from

Biography

Federico was son of Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua and Isabella d'Este.

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Due to the turbulent politics of the time, from the age of ten, he spent three years as a hostage in Rome under Pope Julius II. From to , Federico was the hostage of King Francis I of France, to ensure Gonzaga assistance in Italy.

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

He received the imperial investiture from emperor Charles V on 7 April Pope Leo X named him Captain General of the Church (commander in chief of the Papal Army) in July , and he fought against the French at Parma in and at Piacenza in

Federico signed a marriage contract with the heir to the Marquisate of Monteferrat, Maria Palaeologina, with the aim of acquiring that land.

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

Federico then signed another marriage contract with Charles V's third cousin, Julia of Aragon. In lieu of this move, in he was granted the ducal title, whereby their dynasty became Dukes of Mantua. However, when Boniface, Marquis of Montferrat, died from a fall from a horse on 25 March of that year, Federico paid 50, ducats to Charles in exchange for the annulment of the contract, and pushed the pope for the restoration of his earlier marriage agreement.

When Maria also died, he was able to marry her sister Margaret on 3 October At the death of the last legitimate male heir of the Palaiologos family, Giovanni Giorgio (), the marquisate of Montferrat passed to the Gonzaga, who held it until the 18th century.

Like his parents, he was a patron of the arts; he commissioned the Palazzo Te, designed and decorated by Giulio Romano, as his summer palace just outside Mantua.

Romano spent 16 years as court artist under Federico's patronage.

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He also bought and commissioned several paintings from Titian, and had his portrait painted by both Titian and Raphael.

Federico suffered long from syphilis, like his father. He died on 28 June at his villa at Marmirolo. His son Francesco briefly held the title of 2nd Duke of Mantua before dying in his teens; the second son, Gugliemo, became 3rd Duke of Mantua as well as Duke of Montferrat and carried on the line.

Federigo gonzaga francesco francia biography wikipedia This painting was executed between July 24 and August 10, , at which time Federigo was ten years old. Julia Cartwright. It is possibly identified with a work mentioned in the inventory of the collection of Ferdinando VI Gonzaga — : "Un quadro dipintovi l'aritrato del Duca Federico giovaneto armato. Federico Zeri with the assistance of Elizabeth E.

Family and issue

Federico and Margaret were parents to seven children:

Ancestry

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References

Sources

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