Giovanni Gonzaga
Italian noble
About Giovanni Gonzaga
Lived 1474 – 1525 (aged 50–51). Giovanni Gonzaga was a condottiero.
Giovanni Gonzaga (1474 – 23 September 1525) was an Italian nobleman of the House of Gonzaga, born at Mantua.
Giovanni was the youngest child of Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua and Margaret of Bavaria, Marchioness of Mantua. In 1494 he married Laura Bentivoglio, daughter of Giovanni II Bentivoglio, de facto lord of Bologna. As the lords of Vescovato, they started a branch of the Gonzaga family that survived until at least the 1990s.
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Who was Giovanni Gonzaga?
Italian noble
When was Giovanni Gonzaga born?
Giovanni Gonzaga was born in 1474 in Mantua.
When did Giovanni Gonzaga die?
Giovanni Gonzaga died on 23 September 1525 in Mantua.
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Giovanni Gonzaga was a condottiero.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Giovanni Gonzaga. https://biography.guide/giovanni-gonzaga/
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