Luigi’s mother was lady-in-waiting to the wife of Philip II of Spain, in whose court the marquis also enjoyed a high position. Aloysius Gonzaga needs rescuing from the hands of overly pious artists.

Luigi Gonzaga (Aloysius is a Latinized form of Luigi) was born, in 1568, into one of the most powerful families of Renaissance Italy. (His birthday is March 9, so he got into this March Madness ...

That November, Luigi, at age seventeen, renounced his inheritance, which passed to his brother Ridolfo, a typical Gonzaga with all the bad habits thereof. His old life over, Luigi left for Rome.

What would Aloysius “Luigi” Gonzaga think of his namesake university? Talk of basketball, created 300 years after his death, would likely prove confusing. Yet, he would recognize grace and ...

Aloysius, which is the Latin version of Gonzaga's given name of Luigi, was born to a wealthy family in 1568. He grew up during the violence of Renaissance Italy, and he watched the murder of both ...