Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers
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| Born | 22 October 1609 |
| Died | 30 August 1631 (aged 21) Cavriana |
| Noble family | Gonzaga |
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| Issue | Maria Gonzaga Catherine de Lorraine-Guise-Mayenne |
Charles II Gonzaga (22 October 1609 – 30 August 1631) was the son of
Catherine de Lorraine-Guise (also known as Catherine de Mayenne). He was the Duke of Nevers and Rethel
, together with his father.
In 1621, he succeeded his uncle Henri de Lorraine-Guise as Duke of Mayenne. In 1627 he married his cousin
War of Mantuan Succession
(1628–1631).
Charles was never
Holy Roman Empress
.
Family
In December 1627 he married his cousin Maria Gonzaga, the marriage being arranged by
Vincenzo II Gonzaga
.
Charles and Maria had:
- Maria Gonzaga
- Charles II, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (1629–1665).[3]
- Eleonora (1630–1686), who married in 1651 Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor.[2]
References
- ^ Sanders 2012, p. 171.
- ^ a b Bourne 2016, p. 162.
- ^ Ward, Prothero & Leathes 1934, p. table 75.
Sources
- Bourne, Molly (2016). "From court to cloister and back again: Margherita Gonzaga, Caterina dé Medici and Lucrina Fetti at the convent of Sant'Orsola in Mantua". In Cavallo, Sandra; Evangelisti, Silvia (eds.). Domestic Institutional Interiors in Early Modern Europe. Routledge. p. 153-180.
- Sanders, Donald C. (2012). Music at the Gonzaga Court in Mantua. Lexington Books.
- Ward, A.W.; Prothero, G.W.; Leathes, Stanley, eds. (1934). The Cambridge Modern History. Vol. XIII. Cambridge University Press.
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