Dorotea Gonzaga

Italian noble
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroItalian noble
PlacesItaly
wasNoble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Female
Birth6 December 1449, Mantua, Kingdom of Italy
Death20 April 1467Mantua, Kingdom of Italy (aged 17 years)
Star signSagittarius
Family
Mother:Barbara of Brandenburg, Marquise of Mantua
Father:Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua
Siblings:Barbara Gonzaga Gianfrancesco Gonzaga (1446–1496) Francesco Gonzaga Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua Gabriella Gonzaga Rodolfo Gonzaga Paola Gonzaga Ludovico Gonzaga Caterina Secco Gonzaga Susanna Gonzaga
Spouse:Galeazzo Maria Sforza
The details

Biography

Dorotea Gonzaga (6 December 1449 – 20 April 1467) was a Duchess Consort of Milan. She was the daughter of Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua and Barbara of Brandenburg. In 1466, Dorotea married Galeazzo Maria Sforza, but she died in 1468. Her husband was remarried to Bona of Savoy.

Sources

  • Bartlett, Kenneth R. (2013). A Short History of the Italian Renaissance. University of Toronto Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Antenhofer, Christina (2011). "From Local "Signori" to European High Nobility: The Gonzaga Family Networks in the Fifteenth Century". In Johnson, Christopher H.; Teuscher, Simon; Sabean, David Warren; Trivellato, Francesca (eds.). Transregional and Transnational Families in Europe and Beyond: Experiences Since the Middle Ages. Berghahn Books. p. 55-74.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


Preceded by
Bianca Maria Visconti
Duchess of Milan
1466–1468
Succeeded by
Bona of Savoy
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