- For the Italian comune, see Gonzaga, Italy. Gonzaga is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 140 km southeast of
The Gonzaga family ruled Mantua in Northern Italy from 1328 to 1708. Mantua (Màntova in the local dialect of Lombard language Mantua is a city in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province of the Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Year 1708 ( MDCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a See Duchy of Mantua for a list of rulers. The Duchy of Mantua was a Duchy in Lombardy, Northern Italy, subject to the Holy Roman Empire.
In 1433, Gianfrancesco I assumed the title of Marquis of Mantua, and in 1530 Federico II (1519–1540) received the title of Duke of Mantua. Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga (1395 &ndash 23 September, 1444) was marquess of Mantua from 1407 to 1444 A marquess (ˈmɑrkwɪs or marquis (/mɑrˈkiː/ is a Nobleman of hereditary rank in various European monarchies and some of their colonies A duke is a member of the Nobility, historically of highest rank below the Sovereign, and historically controlled a Duchy or a Dukedom In 1531, the family acquired the Duchy of Monferrato through marriage. Montferrat (in Piemontèis, Monfrà; in Italian, Monferrato) is part of the region of Piedmont in Northern Italy. Through that foremother, the following Gonzagas inherited also the Byzantine ancestry of the Paleologi, that earlier ruling family of Montferrat. The Palaiologos or Palaeologus ( Greek: Παλαιολόγος pl Montferrat (in Piemontèis, Monfrà; in Italian, Monferrato) is part of the region of Piedmont in Northern Italy.
A cadet branch of the Mantua Gonzagas became Dukes of Nevers and Rethel in France when Luigi (Louis) di Gonzaga, a younger son of Duke Federico II and Margerita Paleologa, married the heiress. Nevers ( Latin: Noviodunum, later Nevirnum and Nebirnum) is a commune of central France, the Préfecture This is a list of counts and dukes of Rethel. The first counts of Rethel ruled independently before the county passed first to the Counts of Nevers, then to the This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Gonzaga-Nevers later came to rule Mantua again, when Louis' son Charles (Carlo) inherited Mantua and Montferrat, triggering the War of the Mantuan Succession. The War of the Mantuan Succession ( 1628 - 1631) was a peripheral part of the Thirty Years' War.
Another cadet branch were first sovereign Counts, later Dukes of Guastalla. Guastalla is a town in Emilia-Romagna, on the right bank of the Po River. They descended from Ferrante, a younger son of Duke Francesco II of Mantua (1484–1519). Ferrante I Gonzaga (Italian Ferdinando I 28 January 1507 - 15 November 1557) was an Italian Condottiero, a member of Francesco II (or IV Gonzaga ( 10 august, 1466 &ndash March 29, 1519) was the ruler of the Italian city of Mantua from Ferrante's grandson, Ferrante II, also played a role in the War of the Mantuan Succession. The War of the Mantuan Succession ( 1628 - 1631) was a peripheral part of the Thirty Years' War.
Ludwika Maria Gonzaga, daughter of prince Charles Gonzaga, was a Polish queen consort from 1645 to her death in 1667. Biography After having spent her childhood with her mother she was to have married Gaston Duke of Orléans, in 1627 but King Louis XIII opposed the marriage Charles Gonzaga may refer to Carlo Gonzaga of Milan (d 1478 Lord of Sabbioneta Carlo Gonzaga (condottiero (1525-1566 Italian military Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland A queen consort is the title given to the wife of a reigning king.
Two daughters of the house, both confusingly named Eleanor Gonzaga, became Holy Roman Empresses, by marrying Emperors Ferdinand II of Germany and Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, respectively. Eleonora Gonzaga may refer to Eleonore Gonzaga (1598–1655, daughter of Vincenzo I Gonzaga and Eleonora de' Medici second wife of Ferdinand II Holy Roman Holy Roman Empress or Empress of the Holy Roman Empire is the title given to the consort of the Holy Roman Emperor. Ferdinand II Holy Roman Emperor ( July 9, 1578 &ndash February 15, 1637) of the House of Habsburg, reigned as Ferdinand II Life Eldest son of Emperor Ferdinand II from the house of Habsburg and his first wife Maria Anna of Bavaria. From the latter Empress Eleanor, the today heirs of the Gonzaga descend, as explained in inheritance pattern leading to Leopold, Duke of Lorraine. See Leopold Joseph for similarly named royalty Leopold Joseph called le bon (the good) ( Innsbruck, September 11
Family tree
Francesco II (1484-1519)
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Federico II (1519-40) Ferrante of Guastalla
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Francesco III (1540-50) Guglielmo I (1550-87) Louis of Nevers (1581-95) Cesare I of Guastalla
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Vincenzo I (1587-1612) Charles III of Nevers (1595-37) Ferrante II of Guastalla
| /Carlo I of Mantua (1627-37) | (1575-1630)
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Francesco IV Ferdinando I Vincenzo II Cesare II of Guastalla
(1612) (1612-26) (1626-27) (1630-32)
The branches of the Gonzaga family, showing the main line in bold (Dukes of Mantua), the Nevers line in italics (Dukes of Nevers and Rethel) and the Guastalla line to the right. Guastalla is a town in Emilia-Romagna, on the right bank of the Po River.
Bibliography
- Brinton, Selwyn (1927). The Gonzaga. Lords of Mantua. London: Methuen.
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