Aloisio Gonzaga
Aloisio Gonzaga (20 April 1494, Luzzara - 19 July 1549, Castel Goffredo) was an Italian condottiero. Usually known as Aloisio, other sources call him Aluigi, Loysio, Luigi or Luigi Alessandro. He was the sixth son of another condottiero, Rodolfo Gonzaga and his wife Caterina Pico.
| Aloisio Gonzaga | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Aoisio Gonzaga, unknown 16th century artist, Ambras Collection, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna | |
| Marquis of Castel Goffredo, Castiglione, Solferino | |
| Reign | 1511 – 1549 |
| Predecessor | Ludovico Gonzaga (bishop of Mantua) |
| Successor | Alfonso Gonzaga |
| Born | 20 April 1494 Luzzara |
| Died | 19 July 1549 (aged 55) Castel Goffredo |
| Spouse | Ginevra Rangoni, Caterina Anguissola |
| Issue | Alfonso Gonzaga, Ferrante de Gonzaga (1544–1586), Orazio Gonzaga |
| House | Gonzaga |
| Father | Rodolfo Gonzaga |
| Mother | Caterina Pico |
The lord of Castel Goffredo, Castiglione and Solferino, he was the founder of two cadet branches of the Gonzaga family known as the "Castel Goffredo, Castiglione and Solferino Gonzagas" and "Castel Goffredo Gonzagas".[1][2] - both branches went extinct in 1593. He backed the Holy Roman Emperor and its leader Charles V - Charles visited him at his residence in 1543.
He was one of the most important figures in the history of Castel Goffredo. He made it capital of his small Marquisate of Castel Goffredo[3][4] and produced most of its town planning.[5][6]
References
- (in Italian) Roggero Roggeri, Leandro Ventura, I Gonzaga delle nebbie. Storia di una dinastia cadetta nelle terre tra Oglio e Po, Cinisello Balsamo, 2008.
- (in Italian) Piero Gualtierotti, Il Tartarello, nº 4, dicembre 1978, p. 8.
- Marocchi, page 50.
- Gualtierotti, page 55.
- Gozzi, page 34.
- Scardovelli, page 9.
Bibliography
- (in Italian) Costante Berselli, Castelgoffredo nella storia, Mantova, 1978.
- (in Italian) Francesco Bonfiglio, Notizie storiche di Castelgoffredo, 2ª ed., Mantova, 2005, ISBN 88-7495-163-9.
- (in Italian) Carlo Gozzi, Raccolta di documenti per la storia patria od Effemeridi storiche patrie, Tomo II, Mantova, 2003, ISBN 88-7495-059-4.
- (in Italian) Massimo Marocchi, I Gonzaga di Castiglione delle Stiviere. Vicende pubbliche e private del casato di San Luigi, Verona, 1990.
- (in Italian) Piero Gualtierotti, Castel Goffredo dalle origini ai Gonzaga, 2008, Mantova.
- (in Italian) Giovanni Scardovelli, Luigi, Alfonso e Rodolfo Gonzaga marchesi di Castelgoffredo, Bologna, 1890.