Barbara of Brandenburg (1422–1481)

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Barbara of Brandenburg (1422–1481)

Marquesa of Mantua. Name variations: Barbara Gonzaga. Born in 1422; died in 1481; daughter of John III the Alchemist, margrave of Brandenburg, andBarbara of Saxe-Wittenberg (c. 1405–1465); sister ofDorothea of Brandenburg (1430–1495), queen of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden; married Louis also known as Ludovico Gonzaga (1412–1478), 2nd marquis of Mantua (r. 1444–1478); children: Federico (1441–1484), 3rd marquis of Mantua (r. 1478–1484); Francesco (1444–1483, a cardinal); Gianfrancesco (1446–1496), lord of Rodigo;Susanna Gonzaga (1447–1461);Dorotea Gonzaga (1449–1462); Rodolfo (1451–1495);Cecilia Gonzaga (1451–1472);Barbara Gonzaga (1455–1505); Louis also known as Ludovico (1460–1511, bishop of Mantua);Paola Gonzaga (1463–1497).

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