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Encyclopedia > Eleonore Gonzaga
Portrait of Eleonora Gonzaga.
Portrait of Eleonora Gonzaga.

Eleonore Gonzaga, Italian: Eleonora Gonzaga (23 September 1598 - 27 June 1655), was the wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor. Image File history File links Eleonore_Gonzaga_1. ... Image File history File links Eleonore_Gonzaga_1. ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... Events January 7 - Boris Godunov seizes the throne of Russia following the death of his brother-in-law, Tsar Feodor I. April 13 - Edict of Nantes - Henry IV of France grants French Huguenots equal rights with Catholics. ... June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... Events March 25 - Saturns largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christian Huygens. ... Emperor Ferdinand II Ferdinand II (July 9, 1578 – February 15, 1637), of the House of Habsburg, reigned as Holy Roman Emperor from 1620-1637. ...


Born in Mantua, her parents were Vincenzo I of Gonzaga of Mantua and Eleonora de' Medici. Mantua (in Italian Mantova, in the local dialect of Emiliano-Romagnolo language Mantua) is an important city in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province with the same name. ... Vincenzo I of Gonzaga (1562-1612), son of Guglielmo I, was ruler of the Duchy of Mantua from 1587 to 1612. ... The Medici coat of arms The Medici family was a powerful and influential Florentine family from the 13th to 17th century. ...


Eleonora, famous for her singular beauty, married Ferdinand in Innsbruck 1622. They had no children, but she became stepmother to Ferdinand's children from his previous marriage. Innsbruck is a city in western Austria, and the capital of the federal state of Tyrol. ... Events January 1 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25. ... A stepfamily is the family one acquires when a parent marries someone new. ...


She established Carmelite convents in both Graz and Vienna. Origin and early history Carmelites (in Latin Ordo fratrum Beatæ Virginis Mariæ de monte Carmelo) is the name of a Roman Catholic order founded in the 12th century by a certain Berthold (d. ... This article is about an abbey as a religious building. ... The Grazer Schloßberg Clock Tower Graz [graːts] (Slovenian: Gradec IPA: /gra. ... Vienna (German: Wien ) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ...


Portraits of Eleonore Gonzaga

Preceded by:
Anna of Austria
Maria Anna of Bavaria
Empress of the Holy Roman Empire
1622-1637
Succeeded by:
Maria Anna of Spain
Queen of Hungary
1622-1637
Queen consort of Croatia and Slavonia
1622-1637
Queen consort of Bohemia
1622-1637

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Schloß Schönbrunn- - History (1363 words)
According to a legend, it was on one of these expeditions in 1612 that Matthias discovered the Fair Spring (Schöner Brunnen) that was to give the estate the name by which it would subsequently be known.
Eleonora of Gonzaga, who had a rare understanding of art, had magnificent formal gardens laid out around the palace which became the setting for frequent court celebrations and festivities.
Her niece and successor, another Eleonore of Gonzaga, widow of Emperor Ferdinand III, continued to extend the gardens.
Eleonore Gonzaga Information (91 words)
Eleonore Gonzaga, Italian: Eleonora Gonzaga (23 September 1598 - 27 June 1655), was the wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor.
Born in Mantua, her parents were Vincenzo I of Gonzaga of Mantua and Eleonora de' Medici.
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