Mantua
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Mantua is a city and comune in the Italian region of Lombardy, and capital of the eponymous province.
Panorama of Mantua
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Expulsion of the Bonacolsi in 1328, scene of Piazza Sordello, canvas of Domenico Morone
Ludovico III Gonzaga receiving the news of his son Francesco being created a cardinal, fresco by Andrea Mantegna in the Stanza degli Sposi of Palazzo Ducale
Duchy of Mantua
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The Duchy of Mantua was a duchy in Lombardy, northern Italy. Its first duke was Federico II Gonzaga, member of the House of Gonzaga that ruled Mantua since 1328. In 1531, the duchy also acquired the M
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…spaces. Isabella was a vociferous collector and such was her reputation that Niccolò da Corregio called her 'la prima donna del mondo'. The first Duke of Mantua was Federico II Gonzaga, who acquired the title from the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V in 1530. Federico commissioned Giulio Romano to build the famous…
The Duchy of Mantua in the early 18th century
Vincenzo II Gonzaga, by Peter Paul Rubens