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Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
1500May, 17

Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua

Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (d. 1540)
Federico II of Gonzaga (17 May 1500 – 28 August 1540) was the ruler of the Italian city of Mantua (first as Marquis, later as Duke) from 1519 until his death. He was also Marquis of Montferrat from 1536.

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