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'''Margherita Gonzaga, Marquise of Ferrara''' (1418–1439) was |
'''Margherita Gonzaga, Marquise of Ferrara''' (1418–1439) was a noblewoman of the family [[House of Gonzaga]] from [[Mantua]] in modern-day Italy. She was the child of [[Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua]]<ref name=Fenlon>{{cite book|page=135|title=The Renaissance: From the 1470s to the end of the 16th century|editor=Iain Fenlon|publisher=MacMillan|location=London|year=1989}}</ref> and [[Paola Malatesta]].<ref name=Commire>{{cite book|page=365|title=Women in World History|author1=Anne Commire|author2=Deborah Klezmer|publisher=Yorkin Publications|year=1999}}</ref> In 1435 she became the first wife of [[Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara]]<ref name=Lewis>{{cite book|title=The Intellectual Life of the Early Renaissance Artist|author=Francis Ames-Lewis|publisher=Yale University Press|location=New London|year=2000|page=78}}</ref><ref name=British-Museum>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG111183|title=Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara and Modena|publisher=The British Museum}}</ref> through whom she earned the title Marquise of Ferrara. The artist [[Pisanello]] gave a wedding gift of a painting of Julius Caesar.<ref name=Lewis /> This marriage brought an alliance between the House of Gonzaga of Mantua and the [[House of Este]] of Ferrara.<ref name=Art>{{cite book|title= Art and Architecture in Naples, 1266 - 1713: New Approaches|page=8|editor1=Cordelia Warr|editor2=Janis Elliott|publisher=Wiley-Blackwell|year=2010|location=Chichester}}</ref> They had a son Niccolò, who is also known as [[Niccolò di Leonello]] to avoid confusion with his grandfather [[Niccolò III d'Este]].<ref name=Barstow>{{cite book|page=27|title=The Gualenghi-d'Este Hours|author=Kurt Barstow|publisher=J. Paul Getty Museum|location=Los Angeles|year=2000}}</ref> |
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Margherita Gonzaga | |
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| Marquise of Ferrara | |
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| Born | 1418 Mantua |
| Died | 7 July, 1439 Governolo |
| Buried | Mantua |
| Noble family | Gonzaga |
| Spouse(s) | Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara |
| Issue | Niccolò d'Este (Niccolò di Leonello) |
| Father | Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua |
| Mother | Paola Malatesta |
Margherita Gonzaga, Marquise of Ferrara (1418–1439) was a noblewoman of the family House of Gonzaga from Mantua in modern-day Italy. She was the child of Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua[1] and Paola Malatesta.[2] In 1435 she became the first wife of Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara[3][4] through whom she earned the title Marquise of Ferrara. The artist Pisanello gave a wedding gift of a painting of Julius Caesar.[3] This marriage brought an alliance between the House of Gonzaga of Mantua and the House of Este of Ferrara.[5] They had a son Niccolò, who is also known as Niccolò di Leonello to avoid confusion with his grandfather Niccolò III d'Este.[6]
References
- ^ Iain Fenlon, ed. (1989). The Renaissance: From the 1470s to the end of the 16th century. London: MacMillan. p. 135.
- ^ Anne Commire; Deborah Klezmer (1999). Women in World History. Yorkin Publications. p. 365.
- ^ a b Francis Ames-Lewis (2000). The Intellectual Life of the Early Renaissance Artist. New London: Yale University Press. p. 78.
- ^ "Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara and Modena". The British Museum.
- ^ Cordelia Warr; Janis Elliott, eds. (2010). Art and Architecture in Naples, 1266 - 1713: New Approaches. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. p. 8.
- ^ Kurt Barstow (2000). The Gualenghi-d'Este Hours. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum. p. 27.
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