Historical Dictionary of Renaissance

MANTUA

Mantua: translation

City of Lombardy in northern Italy, located on the Mincio River, with a population estimated at about 30,000 in the Renaissance. It was the capital of a duchy created in 1328 when LuigiGonzagaestablished a hereditary principality that continued to be ruled by his dynasty until 1707. In 1433 the Emperor Sigismund raised Mantua to the status of a marquisate and a fief of the Holy Roman Empire. Located in territory coveted by powerful neighbors such asVeniceandMilan, Mantua was frequently in danger of conquest but was saved by the careful diplomacy of the rulers, who created a powerful army and made themselves useful to other powers as mercenary captains (condottieri).From the late 15th century, the struggle between the FrenchValoisand the SpanishHabsburgdynasties for control of northern Italy further complicated the effort to remain independent, but the Gonzaga allied themselves with the EmperorCharles V, who ultimately established Spanish hegemony over Italy.
The marquises of Mantua also conducted an active cultural policy that made their state an important center of Renaissance art and learning. Gianfrancesco Gonzaga (1395-1444) brought the noted teacherVittorino da Feltreto his court to establish ahumanisticschool for the education of the ruler's children and other local boys, and it soon attracted sons of prominent families from many parts of northern Italy. The Gonzaga also patronized the arts, attractingAntonio Pisanello,Andrea Mantegna,Leon Battista Alberti, andGiulio Romanoto embellish their court at various periods of the 15th and 16th centuries. Especially in the time of Francesco Gonzaga (1466-1519) and his wifeIsabella d'Este(1474-1539), the court of Mantua was recognized as one of the most splendid centers of literary and artistic life in Italy.

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  2. mantua—Mantua bersetzung in frhern Zeiten ein Herzogthum dem Hause Gonzaga gehrend dessen letzter Sprosse Karl IV. wegen seiner Anhnglichkeit an die franzsische Partei vom Kais...Damen Conversations Lexikon
  3. mantua—n Мантуя...Англо-русский словарь Лингвистика-98
  4. mantua—n sгородem Мантуя...Большой немецко-русский и русско-немецкий словарь
  5. mantua—ae f.Мантуя город в Транспаданской Галлии на реке Mincius родина Вергилия L O Sil...Латинско-русский словарь
  6. mantua—[mntj] уст. manteau...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
  7. mantua—mantua [mntj] уст. manteaui...Новый большой англо-русский словарь II
  8. mantua—mntj уст. manteauem...Новый большой англо-русский словарь под общим руководством акад. Ю.Д. Апресяна
  9. mantua—Rzeczownik Mantua Мантуа...Универсальный польско-русский словарь