Margaret of Savoy (Princess)
Princess Margaret of Savoy (born April 28, 1589 in Turin , † June 26, 1655 in Miranda de Ebro ) was by marriage Duchess of Mantua and Montferrat and in 1635 she was appointed as the last Spanish viceroy of Portugal .
Life
Margaret was the eldest daughter of nine children of Duke Charles Emanuel I of Savoy (1562-1630) and his wife of the Infanta Catherine Michaela of Spain (1567-1597), the second daughter of King Philip II of Spain and Princess Elizabeth of France from Valois . Her grandparents were Duke Emanuel Philibert and his wife Marguerite de Valois-Angoulême, duchesse de Berry .
On February 19, 1608, Princess Margaret married in Turin the Italian Duke Francesco IV Gonzaga (1586-1612), eldest son of Duke Vincenzo I Gonzaga and Princess Eleonora de 'Medici . To celebrate this wedding, the composer Claudio Monteverdi wrote the opera L'Arianna . Three children emerged from the joint relationship:
- Maria Gonzaga (1609–1660), heir to the duchies of Mantua and Montferrat
- ⚭ 1627 Carlo II Gonzaga (1609–1631), Duke of Nevers and Rethel
- Luigi Gonzaga (1611-1612)
- Eleonora Gonzaga (* / † 1612)
When Philip IV (1605–1665) succeeded the Spanish and Portuguese thrones in 1621 , the situation worsened. The king appointed the Duke of Mantua's widow, Princess Margarete, viceroy in Portugal. This ruled there with the help of their Portuguese State Secretary Miguel von Vasconcelos.
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| SURNAME | Margaret of Savoy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | by marriage, Duchess of Mantua and Monferrat, and in 1635 she was appointed as the last Spanish viceroy of Portugal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1589 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Turin |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 26, 1655 |
| Place of death | Miranda |