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Margherita Gonzaga, Marquise of Ferrara

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Margherita Gonzaga
Marquise of Ferrara
Margherita in the Genealogia dei principi d'Este (1470s)
Born1418
Mantua
Died7 July 1439
Governolo
BuriedMantua
Noble familyGonzaga
Spouse(s)Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara
IssueNiccolò d'Este (Niccolò di Leonello)
FatherGianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua
MotherPaola 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

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  1. ^ Iain Fenlon, ed. (1989). The Renaissance: From the 1470s to the end of the 16th century. London: MacMillan. p. 135.
  2. ^ Anne Commire; Deborah Klezmer (1999). Women in World History. Yorkin Publications. p. 365.
  3. ^ a b Francis Ames-Lewis (2000). The Intellectual Life of the Early Renaissance Artist. New London: Yale University Press. p. 78.
  4. ^ "Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara and Modena". The British Museum.
  5. ^ Cordelia Warr; Janis Elliott, eds. (2010). Art and Architecture in Naples, 1266 - 1713: New Approaches. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. p. 8.
  6. ^ Kurt Barstow (2000). The Gualenghi-d'Este Hours. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum. p. 27.