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Rodolfo Gonzaga

Son of Ludovico III Gonzaga

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IntroSon of Ludovico III Gonzaga
PlacesItaly
wasMilitary leader
Work fieldMilitary
Gender
Male
Religion:Catholicism
Birth18 April 1452, Mantua, Kingdom of Italy
Death6 July 1495Fornovo di Taro, Italy (aged 43 years)
Star signAries
Family
Mother:Barbara of Brandenburg, Marquise of Mantua
Father:Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua
Siblings:Gabriella Gonzaga Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua Dorotea Gonzaga Francesco Gonzaga Barbara Gonzaga Gianfrancesco Gonzaga (1446–1496) Caterina Secco Gonzaga Susanna Gonzaga
Spouse:Antonia Malatesta Caterina Pico
Children:Paola Gonzaga Gianfrancesco Gonzaga Aloisio Gonzaga Ettore de Gonzague
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Rodolfo Gonzaga behind his mother in a painting by Andrea Mantegna in the Camera degli Sposi in Mantua.

Rodolfo Gonzaga (18 April 1452, Mantua - 6 July 1495, Fornovo) was an Italian condottiero. He was the son of Ludovico III Gonzaga and Barbara of Brandenburg. He had married Caterina Pico and he was the founder of the Castel Goffredo, Castiglione and Solferino cadet branch of the House of Gonzaga.


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