Gonzaga

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Full Name : Principality of Gonzaga.

Capital : Gonzaga

Adjective : Gonzagan

Official Languages : Modenese, Lumbard and Italian

Other Languages : Parmese and Romagnol

Population : 8,700

Main Industries : Agriculture.

Government : Head of State is Prince. Parliamentary democracy. Prime Minister is elected by the Parliament every 4 years. Parliament is composed of one 15 member chamber.

Current Prince : Alfonso IV, ascended the throne April 21, 1976.

Current Prime Minister : Aurora Bisonzi, Monarchist Party, elected on February 3, 2002.

History : The Gonzaga family were made Imperial Hereditary Vicars of Gonzaga in 1293. They held to the town, becoming princes in 1646 Napoleon conquered it in 1801 and it became part of the Aemilian Department. It regained its independence in 1919. Its members are the main branch of the Gonzaga family, whose lesser branch rules the much larger Duchy of Mantua.