A Renaissance Marriage
The Political and Personal Alliance of Isabella d'Este and Francesco Gonzaga, 1490-1519
The Political and Personal Alliance of Isabella d'Este and Francesco Gonzaga, 1490-1519
The marriage of Isabella d'Este, one of the most famous figures of the Italian Renaissance, and Francesco Gonzaga, ruler of the small northern Italian principality of Mantua (r.1484-1519) offers a fascinating portrait of early modern political marriage - a relationship born from strategic alliance, but built on cooperation and mutual respect.
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