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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 .
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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 ...
Vincenco II by Justus Sustermans. Vincenzo II Gonzaga (8 February 1594 [1] – 25 December 1627) was Duke of Mantua and Duke of Montferrat from 1626 until his death.. Vincenzo was the son of Duke Vincent I and Eleonora de' Medici [2] and inherited the duchy upon the death of his elder brother Ferdinand, receiving the imperial investiture on 8 February 1627.
Francesco III Gonzaga (10 March 1533 – 22 February 1550) was Duke of Mantua and Marquess of Montferrat from 1540 until his death. He was the eldest son of Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and his wife Margaret Paleologina. [1]
Vincenzo was a major patron of the arts and sciences, and turned Mantua into a vibrant cultural centre. On 22 September 1587, Vincent was crowned the fourth Duke of Mantua, with a glitzy ceremony in which were present the highest authority of the duchy to pay homage to the new Duke of Mantua: he then moved with a ride through the city streets. [6]
The Marquisate or Margraviate of Mantua (Italian: Marchesato di Mantova) was a margraviate centered around the city of Mantua in Lombardy. Ruled by the Gonzaga family from its founding in 1433, it would later be raised to the rank of Duchy in 1530.