Aloisio Gonzaga Explained

Aloisio Gonzaga
Succession:Marquis of Castel Goffredo, Castiglione, Solferino
Reign:1511 – 1549
Predecessor:Ludovico Gonzaga (bishop of Mantua)
Successor:Alfonso Gonzaga
House:Gonzaga
Father:Rodolfo Gonzaga
Mother:Caterina Pico
Spouse:Ginevra Rangoni, Caterina Anguissola
Issue:Alfonso Gonzaga, Ferrante de Gonzaga (1544–1586), Orazio Gonzaga
Birth Place:Luzzara
Death Place:Castel Goffredo

Aloisio Gonzaga (20April 149419July 1549) was an Italian condottiero.

Early life

Usually known as Aloisio, other sources call him Aluigi, Loysio, Luigi or Luigi Alessandro. He was the sixth son of another condottiero, Rodolfo Gonzaga and his wife Caterina Pico.

Biography

The lord of Castel Goffredo, Castiglione and Solferino, he was the founder of two cadet branches of the House of Gonzaga known as the "Castel Goffredo, Castiglione and Solferino Gonzagas" and "Castel Goffredo Gonzagas".[1] [2] - both branches went extinct in 1593. He backed the Holy Roman Emperor and its leader Charles V - Charles visited him at his residence in 1543.

He was one of the most important figures in the history of Castel Goffredo. He made it capital of his small Marquisate of Castel Goffredo[3] [4] and produced most of its town planning.[5] [6]

Personal life

He was married to Caterina Anguissola and had three sons:

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Roggero Roggeri, Leandro Ventura, I Gonzaga delle nebbie. Storia di una dinastia cadetta nelle terre tra Oglio e Po, Cinisello Balsamo, 2008.
  2. Piero Gualtierotti, Il Tartarello, nº 4, dicembre 1978, p. 8.
  3. Marocchi, page 50.
  4. Gualtierotti, page 55.
  5. Gozzi, page 34.
  6. Scardovelli, page 9.