Several northern Italian cities expressed interest such as Verona, Mantua, Ferrara and Turin. The cities Rome, Florence, and Mantua were Mannerist centers in Italy. There were important centres of humanism at Florence, Naples, Rome, Venice, Mantua, Ferrara, and Urbino. Titian sent a portrait of him to Gonzaga, duke of Mantua. In 1586 Tasso left St. Anna at the solicitation of Vincenzo Gonzaga, Prince of Mantua. Lambert was born in Mantua, Ohio. In 1866, following the Third Independence War, territories of Veneto, Friuli and Mantua were annexed. The Maniots found a champion in 1612, Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Nevers. Sozzani was born and grew up in Mantua, Lombardy, northern Italy. He learned dancing from Virgilio Bracesco and fencing from Hector of Mantua. He visits the palaces at Urbino and Mantua and other centres of (Renaissance) civilisation. He also has origins in Bastiglia in the Province of Modena and Mantua. Probus reports that Andes was located 30 Roman miles from Mantua. Bonomi was born in Mantua, Italy. A pattern taken from this mantua has been published by Norah Waugh.