Giovanni Gonzaga
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Giovanni Gonzaga was an Italian nobleman of the House of Gonzaga
, born at Mantua
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He was the youngest child of Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua. In 1494 he married to Laura Bentivoglio, daughter of Giovanni II Bentivoglio
, de facto lord of Bologna
. As the lords of Vescovado, they started a branch of the Gonzaga family that survived until the 1990s.
House of Gonzaga
The Gonzaga family ruled Mantua in Northern Italy from 1328 to 1708.-History:In 1433, Gianfrancesco I assumed the title of Marquis of Mantua, and in 1530 Federico II received the title of Duke of Mantua. In 1531, the family acquired the Duchy of Monferrato through marriage...
, born at Mantua
Mantua
Mantua is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province of the same name. Mantua's historic power and influence under the Gonzaga family, made it one of the main artistic, cultural and notably musical hubs of Northern Italy and the country as a whole...
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He was the youngest child of Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua. In 1494 he married to Laura Bentivoglio, daughter of Giovanni II Bentivoglio
Giovanni II Bentivoglio
Giovanni II Bentivoglio was an Italian nobleman who ruled as tyrant of Bologna from 1463 until 1506. He had no formal position, but held power as the city's "first citizen." The Bentivoglio family ruled over Bologna from 1443, and repeatedly attempted to consolidate their hold of the Signoria of...
, de facto lord of Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
. As the lords of Vescovado, they started a branch of the Gonzaga family that survived until the 1990s.