Luigia Gonzaga

Luigia Aloisia Gonzaga (9 February 1458 - 26 March 1542) was an Italian noblewoman, notable as the mother of the writer Baldassarre Castiglione.

She was born in Mantua to Antonio Gonzaga (died 1498), a member of the 'Nobili' or 'Palazzolo' branch of the House of Gonzaga, she married Cristoforo Castiglione (1456–1499), a condottiero in the service of Francesco II Gonzaga.

In 1481 she and other noblewomen accompanied Chiara Gonzaga to France to marry Gilberto di Borbone.

She was in favour of Baldassare's marriage to the noblewoman Ippolita Torelli, which was celebrated with great pomp in Mantua on 15 October 1516, with the blessing of marquess Francesco II Gonzaga and his wife Isabella d'Este.

[1] Luigia Gonzaga and Cristoforo had six children:[2]