Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua

Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua , was born on June 5, 1412, in Mantua and died on June 12, 1478, in Goito . He was the ruler of the Italian city of Mantua from 1444 to his death in 1478 . Ludovico was the son of Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, and Paola Malatesta, daughter of Malatesta IV Malatesta of Pesaro . He was a Condottieri and a politician with Italian nationality .

Ludovico III Gonzaga had several children, including Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua , Francesco Gonzaga (1444-1483) , Gianfrancesco Gonzaga (1446-1496) , and Dorotea Gonzaga .