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Finally, the Duke of Nevers was recognized as only Duke. In 1708, Mantua was seized by the Habsburgs, ending Gonzaga rule. Montferrat's territories were ceded to the Duke of Savoy. The emperor compensated the Duke of Lorraine, heir in the female line of the Gonzaga, for the loss of Montferrat by ceding the Duchy of Teschen to the
At his death, in 1708 his family lost Mantua forever to the Habsburgs of Austria. Montferrat's territories were ceded to the Duke of Savoy, and the Emperor compensated Leopold, Duke of Lorraine, heir in female line of the Gonzaga, for the loss of Montferrat by ceding him the Duchy of Teschen.
The House of Gonzaga (US: / ɡ ə n ˈ z ɑː ɡ ə, ɡ ɒ n-,-ˈ z æ ɡ-/, [2] Italian: [ɡonˈdzaːɡa]) is an Italian princely family that ruled Mantua in Lombardy, northern Italy from 1328 to 1708 (first as a captaincy-general, then margraviate, and finally duchy).
Duchess Margaret's daughter Maria was in 1627 married to Charles of Gonzaga-Nevers, the eldest son of the distant Gonzaga heir-male (at that point Charles I, Duke of Mantua), in order to join two of the Mantuan claims. They had to wage war, but in the end their line prevailed and they commanded universal recognition as Dukes of Mantua and ...
Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy 28 April 1589 19 February 1608 9 February 1612 husband's accession: 22 December 1612 husband's death: 26 June 1655 Francesco IV Gonzaga: Caterina de' Medici: Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany 2 May 1593 16 February 1617 29 October 1626 husband's death: 17 April 1629 Ferdinando I Gonzaga
In 1480, at the age of six, Isabella was betrothed to the eight years older Francesco, the heir to the Marquess of Mantua. The Duke of Milan requested her hand in marriage for his son, Ludovico, two weeks later. Instead, her sister, Beatrice was betrothed to Ludovico and became the Duchess of Milan. Her dowry amounted to 25,000 ducats. [10]
Anna Isabella Gonzaga was the daughter of Ferrante III Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla, and Princess Margherita d'Este (1619–1692), daughter of Alfonso III d'Este, Duke of Modena. As the eldest of two daughters, she was the heir of the Duchy of Guastalla and Luzzara Reggiolo , areas which had long been a source of conflict between the two Gonzaga ...
Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, nominal co-ruler Duke of Mantua (1609 – 14 August 1631) and his heir. Better known as Duke of Nevers and Rethel. Married heiress Maria Gonzaga. [1] They were parents to Eleanor of Mantua consort of the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III, and Charles II, Duke of Mantua and Monferrat. Ferdinand Gonzaga, Duke of ...