Mantua: Gonzaga Rule and the Renaissance Court (1328–1627)

1. Luigi Gonzaga seizes Mantua from Bonacolsi

   Aug 1, 1328Labels: Luigi Gonzaga, Bonacolsi

   • Britannica
   • Britannica Sum

2. Gonzaga expand influence by taking Reggio

   Jul 1, 1335Labels: Guido Gonzaga, Reggio

   • Britannica

3. Vittorino da Feltre opens humanist school

   Jan 1, 1423Labels: Vittorino da, Casa Gioiosa

   • WGA
   • Casa Gioiosa

4. Mantua becomes a marquisate under Gianfrancesco

   Sep 22, 1433Labels: Gianfrancesco Gonzaga, Marquisate

   • Marquisate
   • Gianfrancesco

5. Pope Pius II convenes the Congress of Mantua

   Jun 1, 1459Labels: Pope Pius, Congress of

   • Council Mantua

6. Andrea Mantegna becomes Gonzaga court artist

   Jan 1, 1460Labels: Andrea Mantegna, Gonzaga court

   • Britannica
   • Mantegna

7. Isabella d’Este marries Francesco II Gonzaga

   Feb 12, 1490Labels: Isabella d'Este, Francesco II

   • Ducato Estense
   • Isabella Archive
   • Cambridge RQ

8. Federico II becomes Marquis of Mantua

   Apr 3, 1519Labels: Federico II, Marquis of

   • Federico II

9. Giulio Romano builds the Palazzo del Te

   Jan 1, 1525Labels: Giulio Romano, Palazzo del

   • Britannica
   • Palazzo Te

10. Mantua elevated to a duchy under Federico II

    Mar 25, 1530Labels: Federico II, Duchy of

    • Britannica Sum
    • Federico II

11. Vincenzo II dies, triggering a succession crisis

    Dec 25, 1627Labels: Vincenzo II, Succession crisis

    • Vincenzo II
    • FIU Cardinals

12. War of the Mantuan Succession begins

    Jan 1, 1628Labels: War of, Montferrat

    • War Mantua
    • Charles I

13. Imperial troops capture and sack Mantua

    Jul 18, 1630Labels: Imperial troops, Sack of

    • War Mantua
    • Gallas

14. Treaty of Cherasco settles the succession dispute

    Apr 6, 1631Labels: Treaty of, Gonzaga-Nevers

    • War Mantua