Margraviate of Mantua Marchesato di Mantova (Italian) | |||||||||
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1433–1530 | |||||||||
Capital | Mantua | ||||||||
Common languages | Lombard, Italian, Latin | ||||||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
Government | Feudal monarchy | ||||||||
Margrave | |||||||||
• 1433–1444 | Gianfrancesco I (first) | ||||||||
• 1444–1478 | Ludovico II | ||||||||
• 1478–1484 | Federico I | ||||||||
• 1484–1519 | Francesco II | ||||||||
• 1519–1530 | Federico II (last) | ||||||||
Historical era | Early Modern | ||||||||
16 August 1328 | |||||||||
• Imperial diploma of Sigismund of Bohemia | 22 September 1433 | ||||||||
8 April 1530 | |||||||||
Currency | Zecca di Mantova | ||||||||
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The Marquisate or Margraviate of Mantua (Italian: Marchesato di Mantova) was a margraviate centered around the city of Mantua in Lombardy. Ruled by the Gonzaga family from its founding in 1433, it would later be raised to the rank of Duchy in 1530.[1]