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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 .
From 1628 to 1631, a succession war was fought between the Duke of Guastalla, supported by the Holy Roman Empire, and the Duke of Nevers, supported by France, for the control of the Duchy of Mantua. Finally, the Duke of Nevers was recognized as only Duke. In 1708, Mantua was seized by the Habsburgs, ending Gonzaga rule.
Duchy of Mantua: Margherita of Savoy 19 February 1608 Turin three children 22 December 1612 Mantua aged 40: After his death his possessions were divided. Ferdinando: 26 April 1587 Mantua Second son of Vincenzo I and Eleonora de' Medici: 22 December 1612 – 29 October 1626 Duchy of Mantua (at Mantua) Caterina de' Medici 3 October 1531 Mantua no ...
husband's death: 28 December 1566 Federico II Gonzaga: Catherine of Austria: Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor 15 September 1533 22 October 1549 22 February 1550 husband's death: 28 February 1572 Francesco III Gonzaga: Eleanor of Austria: Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor 2 November 1534 26 April 1561 14 August 1587 husband's death: 5 August 1594
People from the Duchy of Mantua (2 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Duchy of Mantua" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
At the death of the last legitimate male heir of the Palaiologos family, Giovanni Giorgio (1533), the marquisate of Montferrat passed to the Gonzaga, who held it until the 18th century. Like his parents, he was a patron of the arts; he commissioned the Palazzo Te , designed and decorated by Giulio Romano , as his summer palace just outside ...
Following the death of the last legitimate male heir of the Gonzaga line in the Duchy of Mantua, Vincenzo II (1627), Charles inherited the title through an agreement. [5] His succession, however, spurred the enmity of Charles Emmanuel I of Savoy , who aimed at the Gonzaga lands of Montferrat , and, above all, of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire ...
Born in Mantua, he was the son of Vincenzo I and Eleonora de' Medici. [1]He was appointed a cardinal at the age of 20. A few years after his elder brother, Duke Francesco IV, died in 1612 without male heirs, he renounced the ecclesiastical career and succeeded his brother in both the Duchy of Mantua and the Duchy of Montferrat.