Gonzagas residences tour mantua owes its beautiful renaissance monuments to the gonzaga lords who ruled the mantuan duchy for almost four centuries and during their reign they made the city into a court of grand splendor the gonzaga loved both luxury and power and they lived in somptuous residences such as the huge palazzo ducale their royal residence and the amazing palazzo te intended as place of leisure and pleasure the ducal palace with the gorgeous bridal chamber by mantegna and