Vincenzo Gonzaga

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Vincenzo Gonzaga (born May 18, 1634 , † April 27, 1714 in Guastalla ) was Duke of Guastalla since 1692 .

He was the son of Andrea Gonzaga , Count of San Paolo , and the grandson of Duke Ferrante II Gonzaga of Guastalla. His first marriage to Porzia Guidi di Bagno, the daughter of Nicola Guidi 3rd Marchese di Montebello and Teodora Gonzaga, remained childless. On June 30, 1679, he married Maria Vittoria Gonzaga, the younger daughter of his cousin, Duke Ferrante III. Gonzaga of Guastalla. As Ferrante III. In 1678 he died without a male heir, Guastalla was placed under compulsory administration and only handed over to Vincenzo in 1692.

Vincenzo and Maria Vittoria had five children:

  • Maria Isabella Gonzaga (March 14, 1680 - December 2, 1726)
  • Antonia Gonzaga (June 21, 1682 - June 28, 1685)
  • Eleonora Luisa Gonzaga (November 13, 1686 - March 16, 1742) ⚭ 1709 Francesco Maria de 'Medici (November 12, 1660 - February 3, 1711)
  • Antonio Ferrante Gonzaga (December 9, 1687 - April 16, 1729) Duke of Guastalla from 1714
⚭ 1) Margherita Cesarini, ⚭ 2) February 23, 1727 Theodora von Hessen (* February 6, 1706; † January 23, 1784), daughter of Landgrave Philipp von Hessen-Darmstadt
  • Giuseppe Gonzaga (March 20, 1690 - August 16, 1746) Duke of Guastalla from 1729
⚭ March 29, 1731 Eleonore von Holstein (* February 18, 1715 - April 18, 1760), daughter of Duke Leopold zu Wiesenburg

Vincenzo Gonzaga inherited the dominions Bozzolo and Pomponesco in 1707 after a younger branch line died out, and in 1710 the dominion Sabbioneta .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Enciclopedia genealogica del Mediterraneo: GONZAGA: DUCHI SOVRANI DI GUASTALLA
predecessor Office successor
Forced administration since 1678 Duke of Guastalla
1692-1714 		Antonio Ferrante
personal data
SURNAME Gonzaga, Vincenzo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian Duke
DATE OF BIRTH May 18, 1634
DATE OF DEATH April 27, 1714
Place of death Guastalla