Gianfrancesco I. Gonzaga

Gianfrancesco I. Gonzaga (* June 1395 in Mantua , † September 25, 1444 ibid) was the son of Francesco I. Gonzaga , Count of Mantua, and his successor from 1407. He was 1433 on the occasion of the engagement of his son Ludovico III. Gonzaga and Barbara von Brandenburg were appointed Margrave of Mantua by Emperor Sigismund .

Life

He was married to Paola Malatesta (1393–1449) since August 22, 1409 , daughter of Malatesta IV Malatesta, Signore di Pesaro and Elisabetta da Varano. With her he had seven children:

Ludovico III. Gonzaga (1412–1478), Margrave of Mantua
Carlo Gonzaga (* between 1413 and 1423 † 1456) ⚭ 1437 Lucia d'Este (* March 24, 1419 - June 28, 1437), daughter of Niccolò III. d'Este
Margherita Gonzaga († July 7, 1439) ⚭ January 1435 Leonello d'Este (1407–1450)
Gianlucido Gonzaga (1421 - June 11, 1448)
Cecilia Gonzaga (1425–1451), nun in the Santa Chiara monastery in Mantua
Leonella Gonzaga, nun
Alessandro Gonzaga (* 1427; † January 16, 1466) ⚭ Agnes da Montefeltro († December 16, 1447), daughter of Guidantonio da Montefeltro , Count of Urbino

In 1423 he brought Vittorino da Feltre to his court to educate his children.

Individual evidence

↑ Christina Antenhofer: A family is organized: Family and court structures of the Gonzaga in the 15th century , from: From Mantua to Württemberg: Barbara Gonzaga and her court, accompanying book and catalog for the exhibition of the Baden-Württemberg State Archives, Main State Archive Stuttgart March 30, 2011 until July 29, 2011 p. 38 ( online ) (pdf)
↑ Isabella Lazzarini in Dizionario-Biografico: GONZAGA, Carlo
↑ Gonzaga family tree (genealogy.euweb.cz) accessed on March 1, 2013
^ DS Chambers: Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes Vol. 52, (1989), pp. 219-221 Published by: The Warburg Institute Article Stable, JSTOR 751547
^ Enciclopedie on line: Vittorino da Feltre

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predecessor	Office	successor
Francesco I.	Count of Mantua from 1433 Margrave 1407–1444	Ludovico III.

personal data
SURNAME	Gonzaga, Gianfrancesco I.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Margrave of Mantua
DATE OF BIRTH	June 1395
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mantua
DATE OF DEATH	September 25, 1444
Place of death	Mantua

[1] Christina Antenhofer: A family is organized: Family and court structures of the Gonzaga in the 15th century , from: From Mantua to Württemberg: Barbara Gonzaga and her court, accompanying book and catalog for the exhibition of the Baden-Württemberg State Archives, Main State Archive Stuttgart March 30, 2011 until July 29, 2011 p. 38 ( online ) (pdf)

[2] Isabella Lazzarini in Dizionario-Biografico: GONZAGA, Carlo

[3] Gonzaga family tree (genealogy.euweb.cz) accessed on March 1, 2013

[4] DS Chambers: Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes Vol. 52, (1989), pp. 219-221 Published by: The Warburg Institute Article Stable, JSTOR 751547

[5] Enciclopedie on line: Vittorino da Feltre