Hippolyta Gonzaga ( Italian: Ippolita Gonzaga ; November 13, 1503 , Mantova , Duchy of Mantua - March 16, 1570 , ibid.) - Princess of the House of Gonzaga , daughter of Francesco II , Margrave of Mantua; a tertiary nun, Dominican under the name of Livia Osanna ( Italian: sour Livia Osanna ).
| Hippolyta Gonzaga | ||||
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| ital. Ipppolita gonzaga | ||||
 Portrait of a brush by Francesco Bonsignori . | ||||
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| Birth | November 13, 1503 Mantova , Duchy of Mantua | |||
| Death | March 16, 1570 (66 years old) Mantova , Duchy of Mantua | |||
| Burial place | Monastery of St. Vincent, Mantova | |||
| Kind | Gonzaga | |||
| Father | Francesco II , Margrave of Mantua | |||
| Mother | Isabella d'Este | |||
| Religion | Catholicism | |||
Biography
Hippolyta was born in Mantua on November 13, 1503. She was the daughter of Francesco II, Margrave of Mantua and Isabella d'Este , daughter of Ercole I , Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio and Ricciardi di Saluzzo .
In 1511, Hippolyta entered the monastery of St. Vincent in Mantua, which belonged to the Dominican nuns. In 1518, the princess brought monastic vows and took herself the new name of Libya Hosanna, in honor of the tertiary Dominican nun Hosanna Andreazi , a close friend of her mother.
Significant help to the monastery of St. Vincent was provided by the princess’s brother, Cardinal Ercole Gonzaga , who often visited her. The nun Livia Hosanna, she is the Princess Hippolyta Gonzaga, died on March 16, 1570.
Famous is the portrait of young Hippolyta by Francesco Bonsignori, dated 1515. The painting is stored in the Museum of the Palazzo San Sebastiano in Mantua.
Sources
- Amadei G., Marani E. "I ritratti gonzagheschi della collezione di Ambras". - Mantova, 1980