Francesco Gonzaga (1444-1483)
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Francesco Gonzaga was an Italian bishop and cardinal.

Biography

Born at Mantua
Mantua
Mantua is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province of the same name. Mantua's historic power and influence under the Gonzaga family, made it one of the main artistic, cultural and notably musical hubs of Northern Italy and the country as a whole...

, he was the second son of Ludovico II Gonzaga, marquess of Mantua, and Barbara of Brandenburg
Barbara of Brandenburg
Barbara of Brandenburg was born in Ansbach and was the fourth of thirteen children born to Albrecht III, Elector of Brandenburg and his second wife, Anna of Saxony.-Biography:...

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He was appointed as cardinal by Pope Pius II
Pope Pius II
Pope Pius II, born Enea Silvio Piccolomini was Pope from August 19, 1458 until his death in 1464. Pius II was born at Corsignano in the Sienese territory of a noble but decayed family...

 aged seventeen, just after the Council of Mantua. He received the title of Santa Maria Nuova
Santa Maria Nuova
For the church in Rome, see Santa Maria Nuova .Santa Maria Nuova is a comune in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about 20 km southwest of Ancona....

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He became bishop of Brixen in 1466 and bishop of Mantua two years later. In 1476 he was appointed as bishop of Bologna. In 1477 he had an illegitimate son, Francesco, who died in 1511. In 1479-1480 he housed in his court at Mantua Angelo Poliziano, who wrote there the Fabula of Orpheus. Like other members of the family, he collected ancient findings and gems.

He died at Porretta Terme
Porretta Terme
Porretta Terme is a town and comune in the province of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It is historically a spa town, but it is now also a centre for winter sports....

 in 1483.

See also

  • Camera degli Sposi
  • Portrait of Francesco Gonzaga
    Portrait of Francesco Gonzaga
    Portrait of Francesco Gonzaga is a painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Andrea Mantegna. It is housed in the National Museum of Capodimonte, Naples, Italy....

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