Paola Gonzaga

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Livia (Paola) Gonzaga (Mantova, August 1508 - Mantua, 11 April 1569) was a noble valance.

Biography

She was the daughter of Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua and Isabella d'Este, daughter of Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara. Was given in education at the age of three years to the nuns of the convent of Santa Paula in Mantua. Ten years after he took the monastic habit of the Poor Clares and five years later took vows with the name of Sister Paola. It also became abbess of the convent. He spent his life in the monastery built by Paola Malatesta, wife of Gian Francesco Gonzaga and was also visited by the Emperor Charles V. She was buried in the Church of Santa Paula.

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Name	Gonzaga, Paola
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Date of birth	1508
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Date of death	11 April 1569
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