Luigi Gonzaga was an Italian writer who also served as a soldier for the Duchy of Mantua and the Marquisate of Mantua.
Life He was a son of Giampietro Gonzaga of the 'Nobili' or 'Palazzolo' branch of the House of Gonzaga. Pompeo Litta, Famiglie celebri d'Italia. Gonzaga di Mantova, Torino, 1835
As a soldier he served Massimiliano Sforza, who made him a senator in 1513. He then moved to the Gonzaga court in Mantua, becoming an advisor to marquess Francesco II Gonzaga. In 1530 he was present at Charles V's coronation as Holy Roman Emperor in San Petronio, Bologna. Luigi Gonzaga, Cronaca del soggiorno di Carlo V in Italia e della sua incoronazione in Bologna (dal 26 luglio 1529 al 25 aprile 1530) in Roberto Righi (editor), Carlo V a Bologna. Cronache e documenti dell'incoronazione (1530), Bologna, Costa Editore, 2000 He retired to Borgoforte, where he devoted himself to writing until his death at Borgo Virgilio in 1549.
Marriage and issue In 1502 he married Agnese Stanga Torelli, with whom he had four children: Zenoria (?-1554) Giampietro Camillo Curzio (1530–1599), first marquess of Palazzolo
In 1527 he married Elisabetta Lampugnani di Milano, with whom he had two children: Silvio (?-1579) Claudio (?-1586), priest
He also had one illegitimate son named Corrado.
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