The Gonzaga family ruled Mantua in Northern Italy from 1328 to 1708. See Duchy of Mantua for a list of rulers. 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. ... Events Augustiner brew Munich May 1 - Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton - England recognises Scotland as an independent nation after the Wars of Scottish Independence May 12 - Nicholas V is consecrated at St Peters Basilica in Rome by the bishop of Venice. ... // Events March 23 - James Francis Edward Stuart lands at the Firth of Forth July 1 - Tewoflos becomes Emperor of Ethiopia September 28 - Peter the Great defeats the Swedes at the Battle of Lesnaya Kandahar conquered by Mir Wais In Masuria one third of the population die during the plague J... The Duchy of Mantua was an Italian state that was ruled by the Gonzaga family from 1328 to 1708. ...

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. In 1531, the family acquired the Duchy of Monferrato through marriage. Through that foremother, the following Gonzagas inherited also the Byzantine ancestry of the Paleologi, that earlier ruling family of Montferrat. Events Births June 23 - Francis II, Duke of Brittany Kettil Karlsson Vasa, later Regent of Sweden. ... Portrait of Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Ambras castle collection, Innsbruck, Austria. ... Marquis has many different meanings: The French spelling of the title known in English as Marquess and Margrave. ... June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. ... Federico II of Gonzaga (1500 – 1540), Marquis of Mantua, succeeded his father Francesco as ruler of Mantua in 1519. ... Events March 4 - Hernán Cortés lands in Mexico. ... Year 1540 was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... A duke is a nobleman, historically of highest rank and usually controlling a duchy or dukedom. ... January 26 - Lisbon, Portugal is hit by an earthquake - thousands die. ... Montferrat (in Italian, Monferrato) is part of the province of Asti in Italy. ... The Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ... Montferrat was a marquisate in Lombardy during the Middle Ages. ...

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. 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. Palais Ducal Nevers is a commune of central France, the préfecture (capital) of the Nièvre département, in the former province of Nivernais. ... This is a list of counts and dukes of Rethel. ... The War of the Mantuan Succession (1627-1631) came as a result of the extinction of the main male line of Gonzaga Dukes of Mantua in 1627. ...

Another cadet branch were first sovereign Counts, later Dukes of Guastalla. They descended from Ferrante, a younger son of Duke Francesco II of Mantua (1484–1519). Ferrante's grandson, Ferrante II, also played a role in the War of the Mantuan Succession. Guastalla is a town and commune in the province of Reggio Emilia in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. ... Francesco II of Gonzaga (1466 - 1519), Marquis of Mantua, ruled Mantua from 1484 to 1519. ... Events January 25 - Peter Arbues, chief of the Spanish Inquisition, is assassinated when he is praying in the cathedral at Saragossa, Spain July 6 - Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of Congo River December 5 - Pope Innocent VIII gives the inquisition a mission to hunt heretics and... Events March 4 - Hernán Cortés lands in Mexico. ... Ferrante II can refer to one of these people: Ferdinand II of Naples (1469–1496) Ferrante II of Guastalla, of the House of Gonzaga (1575–1630) Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (1810–1859) Categories: | ... The War of the Mantuan Succession (1627-1631) came as a result of the extinction of the main male line of Gonzaga Dukes of Mantua in 1627. ...

Ludwika Maria Gonzaga, daughter of prince Charles Gonzaga, was a Polish queen consort from 1645 to her death in 1667. Ludwika Maria Gonzaga de Nevers - (born on 18 august 1611 in Paris- 10 may 1667 in Warsaw) - a Polish Queen was a consort of two Polish kings : WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw IV and Jan II Kazimierz. ... Charles Gonzaga may refer to: Charles I, Duke of Mantua, reigned 1630–37, Lord of Montferrat, Duke of Nevers, Duke of Mayenne Charles, Duke of Rethel (1602–32), Duke consort of Montferrat, son of previous, father of Empress Eleanor, Consort of Ferdinand III Charles III, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat... King George V of the United Kingdom and his consort, Queen Mary A queen consort is the wife and consort of a reigning king. ... // Events January 10 - Archbishop Laud executed on Tower Hill, London. ... // Events January 20 - Poland cedes Kyiv, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo that put a final end to the Deluge, and Poland lost its status as a Central European power. ...

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. From the latter Empress Eleanor, the today heirs of the Gonzaga descend, as explained in inheritance pattern leading to Leopold, Duke of Lorraine. Eleonora Gonzaga may refer to: Eleanor of Mantua, Empress Ferdinand II Eleanor of Mantua, Empress Ferdinand III Eleonora Luisa Gonzaga, wife of Ferdinand II de Medici. ... This page is about the Germanic empire. ... Categories: People stubs | Holy Roman emperors | Rulers of Austria | Rulers of Styria | Hungarian monarchs | Bohemian monarchs | Dukes of Carinthia | 1578 births | 1637 deaths ... Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (July 13, 1608 – April 2, 1657), ruled February 15, 1637 – 1657. ... Leopold Joseph (September 11, 1679 – March 27, 1729), was Duke of Lorraine from 1697 to 1702, and again, from 1714 to his death. ...

Family tree

 Francesco II (1484-1519) | |--------------------------------------------------------------| | | Federico II (1519-40) Ferrante of Guastalla | | (1539-57) |-------------------------|--------------------------| | | | | | Francesco III (1540-50) Guglielmo I (1550-87) Louis of Nevers (1581-95) Cesare I of Guastalla | | | (1557-75) | | | | | | Vincenzo I (1587-1612) Charles III of Nevers (1595-37) Ferrante II of Guastalla | /Carlo I of Mantua (1627-37) | (1575-1630) |----------------|---------------| | | | | | 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 Guastella line to the right.

Bibliography

• Brinton, Selwyn. The Gonzaga -- Lords of Mantua. London: Methuen, 1927.

External links

• "A complete genealogical tree of the House of Gonzaga"
• Genealogy tree