Examples of Gonzaga in the following topics:
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- Arts and culture flourished in the city of Mantua under Gonzaga rule.
- On August 16, 1328, the Bonacolsi family was overthrown in a revolt backed by the House of Gonzaga.
- Luigi Gonzaga, who had been podestà of the city in 1318, was elected "People's Captain. " The Gonzagas built new city walls with five gates and renovated the architecture of the city in the 14th century, but the political situation in the city did not settle until the third ruling Gonzaga, Ludovico Gonzaga, eliminated his relatives, seizing power for himself .
- The first Duke of Mantua was Federico II Gonzaga, who acquired the title from Emperor Charles V in 1530.
- This fresco of the powerful Gonzaga head of family resides in the Stanza degli Sposi of Palazzo Ducale.
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- Romano was also a highly inventive designer, working for Federico II Gonzaga at Mantua on the Palazzo del Te (1524–1534), a project that combined his skills as architect, sculptor, and painter.