Federico II Gonzaga
Marquess of Mantua from 1519 and its first duke from 1530, by grant of Charles V. He commissioned the Palazzo Te from Giulio Romano; his marriage to Margaret Palaeologina brought Montferrat to the Gonzagas in 1536.
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Key details
Birth: 1500 Documented
Death: 1540 Documented
Role: Marquess / Duke
Dynasty: Gonzaga · ES
Territories: Mantua (ES) · Montferrat (ES)
Recorded relationships
Their titles over time
Follow the changing territories and offices of Federico II Gonzaga. Each title retains its own status.
Governments in 1536
- MantuaDuke
View titles and jurisdictions
- Mantua · ESDuke · Effective rule1530–1540
- MontferratMarquess
View titles and jurisdictions
- Montferrat · ESMarquess · Effective rule1536–1540
Annual dates: overlap within one year does not prove that two offices were held on the same day. Regencies and co-rulerships retain their labels.
How these titles came together
- 1536 · MontferratInheritance · Marriage · Agreement
The extinction of the male Palaiologos line opened a dispute. The imperial resolution recognised succession by the Gonzaga through Margaret Palaiologina; government passed after the marriage of 1531.
Selected explained accessions. Other titles remain in the profile’s list of recorded governments.
Sources for this profile
- Hrvatska enciklopedija · Gonzaga
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Federico II., Mantua, Herzog
- Treccani · Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
9 recorded claims · 7 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
- BirthDocumented
1500
The authority record gives the birth as 1500. - DeathDocumented
1540
The authority record gives the death as 1540.
Family and relationships (0/3 with a precise source)
- FatherPending review
Francesco II Gonzaga
A precise source has not yet been added. - MotherPending review
Isabella d’Este
A precise source has not yet been added. - Marriage or partnershipPending review
Margaret Palaiologina
A precise source has not yet been added.
Governments (0/3 with a precise source)
- GovernmentPending review
Marquess · Mantua · 1519–1529
A precise source has not yet been added. - GovernmentPending review
Duke · Mantua · 1530–1540
A precise source has not yet been added. - GovernmentPending review
Marquess · Montferrat · 1536–1540
A precise source has not yet been added.
Successions (0/1 with a precise source)
- SuccessionPending review
Montferrat · Gian Giorgio of Montferrat → Federico II Gonzaga · 1536
The extinction of the male Palaiologos line opened a dispute. The imperial resolution recognised succession by the Gonzaga through Margaret Palaiologina; government passed after the marriage of 1531.A precise source has not yet been added.
Biographical and contextual references (4)
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.