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Caterina Pico
Caterina Pico della Mirandola (14545 December 1501) was an Italian noblewoman, by marriage member of the House of Gonzaga. Biography She was born in Mirandola, into the House of Pico, the eldest of the seven children of Gianfrancesco I Pico (1415-1467), lord of Mirandola and Concordia and of Giulia Boiardo, daughter of Feltrino count of Scandiano and cousin of the poet and writer Matteo Maria Boiardo. Her most notable sibling was the humanist and philosopher Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. Personal life In 1473 she married , lord of Carpi, with whom she had three children: *Caterina, nun *Lionello (?-1535) *Alberto (1475-1531), successor The boys were later tutored by Aldus Manutius. She was widowed in 1480 and remarried in 1484 to Rodolfo Gonzaga; he was killed at the battle of Fornovo in 1495. They had six children: *Giovan Francesco, Count of Luzzara, (1488-1525), married Laura Pallavicini *Luigi Alessandro, Lord of Castiglione e Solferino, (1494-1549); married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto III Pio, Prince Of Carpi
Alberto III Pío, Prince of Carpi (23 July 1475 – 1531), was an Italian Renaissance prince. He cultivated interest in humanism and was an intimate of the Medici popes. He was born in Carpi, the eldest child of Caterina Pico and . His father died when he was two years old and he and his siblings raised under the guardianship of his paternal uncle Marco and his maternal uncle, humanist Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. They supervised his education and engaged as tutor Aldus Manutius, who was later to found the famed Aldine Press in Venice, which Alberto funded. Alberto was educated first at Ferrara, where he attended lectures by Pietro Pomponazzi and became friends with Pietro Bembo and Ludovico Ariosto, then at Padua. For most of his career he had served as a diplomat, first as the agent of the Gonzaga to the French court and later in the pay of King Louis XII. In 1508 he was one of the negotiators of the League of Cambrai, and in January 1510 he became the ambassador of M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1501 Deaths
Year 1501 ( MDI) was a common year starting on Friday in the Julian calendar. Events January–March * January 17 – Cesar Borgia returns triumphantly to Rome, from Romagna. * February 1 – The Duchy of Bavaria-Dachau, created in Germany in 1467 after Sigismund, Duke of Bavaria was granted his own state following his resignation from the throne of the Duchy of Bavaria-Munich, reverts to Bavaria-Munich's control upon Sigismund's death. * March 4 – Minkhaung II becomes the sole King of Burma upon the death of his son Thihathura II, with whom he was co-ruler for 15 years. Minkhaung's reign ends five weeks later when he dies on April 7. * March 25 – Portuguese navigator João da Nova discovers Ascension Island. It is definitely sighted and named on May 20, 1503 (Feast of the Ascension) by Afonso de Albuquerque. April–June * April 7 – Shwenankyawshin Narapati begins an almost 26-year reign as King of Burma upon the death of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1454 Births
Year 1454 ( MCDLIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. Events January–December * February 4 – Thirteen Years' War: The Secret Council of the Prussian Confederation sends a formal act of disobedience to the Grand Master, and the citizens of Toruń rebel against the Teutonic Knights, beginning the conflict. * March 6 – Casimir IV of Poland renounces allegiance to the Teutonic Knights. * March 27 – Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York, becomes Protector for King Henry VI of England, who is in a catatonic state. * April 9 – Treaty of Lodi: Francesco Sforza forms a triple alliance between the Duchy of Milan, the Republic of Florence and Kingdom of Naples. * August – In Moldavia, Petru Aron retakes the throne from Alexăndrel. * September 18 – Thirteen Years' War – Battle of Chojnice: The Polish army is defeated by a smaller but more professional Teutonic army. * October 9 – Thirteen Years' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luzzara
Luzzara ( Guastallese: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Reggio Emilia, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It is located at the northern end of the province, on the right bank of the river Po. Luzzara is the birthplace of the composer Maurizio Cazzati and film director and writer Cesare Zavattini. It is also the place where the Battle of Luzzara in the Spanish War of Succession was fought. ''Frazioni'' Arginello, Bacchiellino, Borgo Po, Buca Bertona, Cantone, Casoni, Codisotto, Corghe, Cugini, Delfina, Negre, San Carlo, Vergari Alti, Vergari Bassi, Villa Superiore, Villarotta. Bounding communes * Dosolo * Gonzaga * Guastalla *Reggiolo Reggiolo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Reggio Emilia, in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. As of 31 December 2016, Reggiolo had an estimated population of 9,192. Carlo Ancelotti, the famous football manager, is a native o ... * Suzzara Population history References External linksOfficial website of the Commune of L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianfrancesco Gonzaga (1488-1524) , condottiero
*, lord of Luzzara
*, soldier, called Cagnino
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* (died 1630), diplomat
* (1646–1703), prince of Bozzolo
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Gianfrancesco Gonzaga may refer to: *Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua (1395–1444) *Gianfrancesco Gonzaga (1446–1496) file:Gianfrancesco Gonzaga-Rodigo.jpg, 240px, Portrait of Gianfrancesco Gonzaga Gianfrancesco Gonzaga (1446 – 28 August 1496) was the third son of Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua and Barbara of Brandenburg, Marquise of Mantua, Barbara of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trivulzio
The House of Trivulzio is the name of an old Italian noble family, most closely associated with Milan, whose members were prominent politicians, military men and various clergymen, whose first members are recorded since the 10th century . History The noble and ancient Trivulzio family was one of the great families of Milan and Lombardy, originally from the current Province of Pavia (in particular from the municipality of Trivolzio , from which they took the surname), holder of numerous fiefs ( Melzo, Borgomanero, Retegno, Casteldidone, Vigevano, Mesocco, Codogno, Omate, etc.), whose first members are recorded since the 10th century . The family reached its apogee in the second half of the fifteenth century, at the time of the Sforza, who favored its rise, only to be betrayed by the same Trivulzio, who passed to the service of the Kings of France. Although some authors indicate the origins of the Trivulzio family between the 10th and 11th centuries, there is certain docum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofonisba Anguissola
Sofonisba Anguissola ( – 16 November 1625), also known as Sophonisba Angussola or Sophonisba Anguisciola, was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Cremona to a relatively poor noble family. She received a well-rounded education that included the fine arts, and her apprenticeship with local painters set a precedent for women to be accepted as students of art. As a young woman, Anguissola traveled to Rome where she was introduced to Michelangelo, who immediately recognized her talent, and to Milan, where she painted Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba. The Spanish queen, Elizabeth of Valois, was a keen amateur painter and in 1559 Anguissola was recruited to go to Madrid as her tutor, with the rank of lady-in-waiting. She later became an official court painter to the king, Philip II of Spain, Philip II, and adapted her style to the more formal requirements of official portraits for the Spanish court. After the Queen's death, Philip helped arrange an aristocratic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pallavicini Family
The Pallavicini (plural, often used in the singular Pallavicino for individual members) are an Italian nobility, Italian noble family whose name dates back to the 11th century. The first known representative of this name was Oberto il Pelavicino († 1148), a descendant of the frankish Obertenghi, house of Obertenghi from the early Middle Ages. The Obertenghi had been March of Genoa, Margraves of Eastern Liguria since 951 and from around 1000 also Margraves of Milan, Tortona, and Genoa. The family split into two main branches, one based in Lombardy and the other in Genoa, both of which developed extensive sub-branches. In 1360, the family was granted the title of Margrave (Marchese). The Lombard branch expanded its ancestral holdings in the 13th century and established its own state, the Stato Pallavicino, in the Emilia region between Cremona, Parma, and Piacenza. This state was annexed by the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza, Duchy of Parma in 1587. The Genoese branch was part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Fornovo
The Battle of Fornovo took place 30 km (19 miles) southwest of the city of Parma on 6 July 1495. It was fought as Charles VIII of France, King Charles VIII of Kingdom of France, France left Kingdom of Naples, Naples upon hearing the news of the grand coalition assembled against him. Despite the numerical advantage of their opponents, the French won the engagement and Charles was able to march his army out of Italy. It was nonetheless devoid of any strategic result as all of their conquests in the Italian Peninsula were abandoned. Fornovo was the first major pitched battle of the Italian Wars. Antecedents In the year 1495, Charles VIII of France, Charles VIII was the youthful King of France, the most powerful state in medieval Europe. A dreamer who saw himself as the saviour of Christian Europe, he believed he could roll-back the ever-spreading tide of Ottoman Turkish conquest. As a base for his crusade, he was determined to seize Southern Italy. His claim on the Kingdom of Naples ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodolfo Gonzaga
Rodolfo Gonzaga (18 April 1452, in Mantua – 6 July 1495, in 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 The House of Gonzaga (, ) is an Italian princely family that ruled Mantua in Lombardy, northern Italy from 1328 to 1708 (first as a captaincy-general, then Margraviate of Mantua, margraviate, and finally Duchy of Mantua, duchy). They also ruled M .... He died at the Battle of Fornovo, where he commanded a contingent of men fighting against France. 15th-century condottieri Rodolfo 1452 births 1495 deaths {{Italy-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldus Manutius
Aldus Pius Manutius (; ; 6 February 1515) was an Italian printer and Renaissance humanism, humanist who founded the Aldine Press. Manutius devoted the later part of his life to publishing and disseminating rare texts. His interest in and preservation of Greek manuscripts mark him as an innovative publisher of his age dedicated to the editions he produced. Aldus Manutius introduced the small portable book format with his ''enchiridia'', which revolutionized personal reading and are the predecessor of the modern paperback book. He also helped to standardize use of punctuation including the comma and the semicolon. Manutius wanted to produce Greek language, Greek texts for his readers because he believed that works by Aristotle or Aristophanes in their original Greek form were pure and unadulterated by translation. Before Manutius, publishers rarely printed volumes in Greek, mainly due to the complexity of providing a standardized Greek typeface. Manutius published rare manuscripts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
