Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
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Ferdinand I Gonzaga (26 April 1587 – 29 October 1626) was
Duke of Montferrat
from 1612 until his death.
Biography
Born in
Eleonora de' Medici.[1]
He was appointed a
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
.
In 1616 he secretly married
Grand Duke of Tuscany.[1]
Ferdinand Gonzaga died in 1626. His younger brother
Vincenzo II inherited the duchy.[1]
Family
In 1616 he married
Camilla Faà di Bruno
, they had:
- Francesco Giacinto Gonzaga (4 December 1616 – 1630),[3] Lord of Bianzè since 1624, benefited Priest of St. Benedict Polirone.
Honours
References
- ^ a b c Parrott 1997, p. 22.
- ^ Grendler 2009, p. 239.
- ^ Parrott 1997, p. 37.
Sources
- Grendler, Paul F. (2009). The University of Mantua, the Gonzaga, and the Jesuits, 1584–1630. Johns Hopkins University Press.
- Parrott, David (1997). "The Mantuan Succession, 1627–31: A Sovereignty Dispute in Early Modern Europe". The English Historical Review. CXII, Issue 445, February (445). Oxford Academic: 20–65. .
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