Clara Gonzaga
Noble person
1464 – 1503
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Who was Clara Gonzaga?
Clara Gonzaga, Countess of Montpensier, Dauphine of Auvergne, Duchess of Sessa was an Italian noblewoman of the House of Gonzaga. She was the daughter of Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua and the wife of Gilbert, Count of Montpensier.
One of her six children was Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, who led the Imperial Army sent by Emperor Charles V against Pope Clement VII in what became the Sack of Rome, and where he was subsequently killed.
Clara is one of the characters in the Heptameron, which was written by Marguerite of Angouleme, sister of King Francis I of France.
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- Born
- Jul 1, 1464
Mantua - Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- Italy
- Died
- Jun 2, 1503
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on July 23, 2013
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