Margherita Gonzaga

Margherita Gonzaga was a Mantuan noblewoman, the daughter of Guido Gonzaga, capitano del popolo of Mantua, and Beatrice of Bar. In 1353 she became the second wife of Jacopino da Carrara, signore of Padua, who ruled the city jointly with his nephew Francesco I da Carrara. In October 1354 Jacopino and Francesco led a Venetian league against the Visconti of Milan.

Rivalry over the succession ended in 1355 when Francesco uncovered a plot and jailed Jacopino. Margherita fled to Mantua with her son Jacopo, who died in Puglia in 1385.