Frederic Ier de Mantoue

Frederic Ier Gonzague , in Italian Federico I Gonzaga , is a noble Italian born the June 25th 1441 with Mantoue and dead the July 14th 1484 with Mantoue. It was the third marquis de Mantoue (area of Lombardy in Italy).

Frederic, oldest son of Louis III of Mantoue and Barbara de Brandebourg is 38 years old when his/her father dies in 1478.

Septentrional Italy saw one period of calm since the Paix of Lodi of 1454 and the engagement of “non-aggression” for twenty-five years of the Italic Ligue to which Louis III adhered.

The Quattrocento “saw” its more beautiful years, namely the second part of the century, and Mantoue will compete in qulque kind with Florence as regards artistic patronage. Andrea Mantegna, the painter of the court of Louis III, is there since 1460 and will remain there until its death in 1506. Work of the basilica Sant' Andrea commnencés in 1472 continues under the direction of Luca Fancelli, raises and successor of Leon Battista Alberti died in 1472. But in fact especially the letters attract Frederic, taste which it preserves of the teaching which was lavished to him by Vittorino de Feltro.

Its government lasted only six years and it left the memory of an honest man, generous, at the same time amateur of books and objects old but also attached to the economic advancement of its city and sound marquisat.

Frederic Ier Maria, in 1463, with Marguerite of Bavaria (1442-1479), girl of Albert III, duke of Bavaria-Munich and Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhaben. They had six children:

  • Claire which will marry in 1481 Gilbert de Bourbon, count de Montpensier, duke of Sessa;
  • François which will be the 4th marquis de Mantoue, titrated François II;
  • Jean-François which will inherit the seigniories of Sabbioneta and of Bozzolo;
  • Maddalena (1467-1490) which will marry in 1483 Jean Sforza, count de Cotignola, lord of Pesaro;
  • Sigismondo (1469-1525) which will be bishop of cardinal Mantoue then;
  • Elisabetta (Ca 1471-1526) which will marry in 1489 Guidobaldo I {{er}} of Montefeltro, duke of Urbino;
  • Jean which will be lord of Vescovato and chief of the line of Gonzague de Vescovato.

Frederic Ier is deceased in 1484, at the 43 years age.

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