![]() Castiglione returned to Mantua and entered the service of the ruling Gonzaga family. Then the Medici family captured Urbino and forced the duke into exile. In 1504 he entered the service of the duke of Urbino.Ĭastiglione worked for the duke and his successor until 1516. For the next five years he traveled about Italy as a military officer and diplomat for the marquis. Baldassare attended school in Milan but returned to Mantua in 1499 when his father died. Castiglione was the son of a professional soldier who served the marquis of Mantua. This work places Castiglione among the most important literary figures of the Renaissance. ![]() However, he is best known for The Book of the Courtier, which became the leading guide for social behavior and remained influential for centuries after its publication. Baldassare Castiglione served as a diplomat to Italian rulers and the pope in the early 1500s. ![]()
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