Federico II Gonzaga, a son of his…

1521 CE

Federico II Gonzaga, a son of his predecessor Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua and Isabella d'Este.

had been crowned Marquess of Mantua in April 3, 1519, initially under the regency of his mother and his uncles Sigismondo and Giovanni Gonzaga.

He receives the imperial investiture from emperor Charles V on April 7, 1521.

Despite his poor military experience, Pope Leo X names him Gonfalonier and Captain General of the Church (commander in chief of the Papal Army), though a clause allows Frederick to avoid fighting against the Empire, to which Mantua has always traditionally been an ally.

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Mantua > Mantova Lombardia Italy View →

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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor View → Federico II Gonzaga View → Francesco II Sforza View → Isabella d'Este View → Odet of Foix View → Pope Leo X View → Prospero Colonna View →

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Papal States (Republic of St. Peter) View → Mantua, free commune of View → Swiss mercenaries View → France, (Valois) Kingdom of View → Holy Roman Empire View → Milan, Duchy of View → Landsknechts View → Naples, Kingdom of View →

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Italian War of 1521–26 View →

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