Marquisate of Mantua
Former Margraviate in northern Italy (1433-1530) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Marquisate or Margraviate of Mantua (Italian: Marchesato di Mantova) was a margraviate centered around the city of Mantua in Lombardy. Ruled by the Gonzaga family from its founding in 1433, it would later be raised to the rank of Duchy in 1530.[1]
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Margraviate of Mantua | |||||||||
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1433–1530 | |||||||||
Capital | Mantua | ||||||||
Common languages | Lombard, Italian, Latin | ||||||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
Government | Feudal monarchy | ||||||||
Margrave | |||||||||
• 1433–1444 | Gianfrancesco I (first) | ||||||||
• 1444–1478 | Ludovico II | ||||||||
• 1478–1484 | Federico I | ||||||||
• 1484–1519 | Francesco II | ||||||||
• 1519–1530 | Federico II (last) | ||||||||
Historical era | Early Modern | ||||||||
16 August 1328 | |||||||||
22 September 1433 | |||||||||
8 April 1530 | |||||||||
Currency | Zecca di Mantova | ||||||||
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