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.