County of Novellara and Bagnolo Contea di Novellara e Bagnolo (Italian) | |||||||||
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1501–1728 | |||||||||
Motto: Frangar, non flectar (Latin for 'I will be broken, not bent') | |||||||||
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Status | County | ||||||||
Capital | Novellara | ||||||||
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Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
Government | County | ||||||||
• 1501–1515 | Giampietro Gonzaga (first) | ||||||||
• 1727–1728 | Filippo Alfonso Gonzaga (last) | ||||||||
Historical era | Early modern era | ||||||||
• Created | 1501 | ||||||||
• Title of County | 1501 | ||||||||
• Absorbed by the Duchy of Modena | 1728 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Italy |
The County of Novellara and Bagnolo (Italian: Contea di Novellara e Bagnolo) was an small state which existed in Northern Italy from 1501 to 1728. It was ruled for some three centuries and a half by the Gonzaga of Novellara branch of the eponymous large Italian noble family.