Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
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Margaret Paleologina |
Francesco III Margaret Paleologina.[1]
Life
On 22 October 1549, he married
Ferdinand I.[1] The marriage lasted only four months, as Francesco died of pneumonia on 21 February 1550, after falling into one of Mantua's lakes during a hunt. The widowed Catherine returned home to Innsbruck. The Habsburgs claimed that the marriage was not consummated
to increase Catherine's chances for a better second marriage.
Honours
Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Ancestry
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References
- ^ a b Parrott 1997, p. 22.
Sources
- 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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