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Mantua was an island settlement which was first established about the year 2000 BC on the banks of River Mincio, which flows from Lake Garda to the Adriatic Sea.In the 6th century BC, Mantua was an Etruscan village which, in the Etruscan tradition, was re-founded by Ocnus.
The Duchy of Mantua (Italian: Ducato di Mantova; Lombard: Ducaa de Mantua) was a duchy in Lombardy, northern Italy. Its first duke was Federico II Gonzaga , member of the House of Gonzaga that ruled Mantua since 1328. [ 1 ]
Siege of Mantua campaign map. After being defeated by General of Division Bonaparte's French army at the Battle of Borghetto, the Austrian army led by Feldzeugmeister Johann Beaulieu abandoned the line of the Mincio River, left a strong garrison in the fortress of Mantua, and retreated north to Trento.
By 1799, the fortress of Mantua on the river Mincio in northern Italy was in poor shape. [1] It was commanded by viscount lieutenant general François Philippe de Latour-Foissac [] and garrisoned by a diverse force of 10,000, including French, Polish (Polish Legionnaires under general Józef Wielhorski), Italian (Republic of Alba and Cisalpine Republic), Swiss and German units. [1]
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mantua in the Lombardy region of Italy This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
From 1328, Mantua was informally led by Gonzagas until 1433, when Gianfrancesco Gonzaga assumed the noble title of Marquess of Mantua. In 1530, Federico II received the title of Duke of Mantua . In 1531, the family acquired the vacant Marquisate of Montferrat through marriage.
The Jewish community in Mantua rose to prominence under the rule of the Gonzaga; documents date at least their presence to the 12th century. By the start of the 17th-century, they putatively numbered over 2,000 individuals and accounted for nearly 7.5% of the population of Mantua.
Deposed by Della Torre in 1302. Della Torre: 1302–1311 Guelph: Deposed and exiled by Emperor Henry VII. Visconti: 1311–1395 Ghibelline: Re-enthroned by Henry VII in 1311. Titled Dukes of Milan from 1395. Mantua: Bonacolsi: 1272–1328 Variable Overthrown in a revolt backed by Gonzaga in 1328. Gonzaga: 1328–1433 Ghibelline: Titled ...