Ludovico III Gonzaga | |
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Marquis of Mantua | |
![]() The Court of Mantua, detail: Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua | |
Born | 5 June 1412 Mantua, Margravate of Mantua |
Died | 12 June 1478 Goito, Margravate of Mantua | (aged 66)
Noble family | Gonzaga |
Spouse(s) | Barbara of Brandenburg |
Issue | Federico I Francesco Gianfrancesco Dorotea Rodolfo Barbara |
Father | Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga |
Mother | Paola Malatesta |
Ludovico III Gonzaga of Mantua, known as the Turk (Italian: il Turco),[1] also spelled Lodovico (also Ludovico II; 5 June 1412 – 12 June 1478) was the ruler of the Italian city of Mantua from 1444 to his death in 1478.[2]