Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, 1466-1519

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Name (Latin)
Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, 1466-1519
Other forms of name
Gonzaga, Francesco, marchese di Mantova, 1466-1519
Mantua, Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of, 1466-1519
Gonzaga, Francesco II, marchese di Mantova, 1466-1519
Gonzaga, Francesco II, Marquis of Mantua, 1466-1519
Gianfrancesco Gonzague, Marquis de Mantoue, 1466-1519
Gonzague, Gianfrancesco, Marquis de Mantoue, 1466-1519
Mantoue, Gianfrancesco Gonzague, Marquis de, 1466-1519
Date of birth
1466-08-10
Date of death
1519-03-29
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 23207644
Wikidata: Q715191
Library of congress: n 78084528
Sources of Information
  • Luzio, A. Francesco Gonzaga alla battaglia di Fornovo (1495), 1976 (subj.)t.p. (Francesco Gonzaga) p. 3 (marchese)
  • It 78-Jan.(Francesco II Gonzaga, marchese di Mantova)
  • Coniglio. G. I Gonzaga, 1967:p. 101 (b. 1466) p. 241 (d. 3/29/1519)
  • Encyc. brit.(Gonzaga, Francesco II, marquess of Mantua)
  • Encic. ital.(Gonzaga. Famiglia princispesca, in Mantova; Francesco II)
  • It81-Jan(Gonzaga, Francesco II, marchese di Mantova)
  • Simon, S. Isabella, c1984:p. 4 of cover (Gianfrancesco Gonzague, Marquis de Mantoue)
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Wikipedia description:

Francesco II Gonzaga (10 August 1466 – (1519-03-29)29 March 1519) was Marquis of Mantua from 1484 until his death. A prominent condottiero and statesman during the Italian Wars, he is best known for commanding the Italian league forces at the Battle of Fornovo in 1495. Through his marriage to Isabella d'Este, one of the leading women of the Italian Renaissance, Francesco helped establish Mantua as a significant cultural and artistic center.

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