- Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Lorraine
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Margherita Gonzaga (2 October 1591, Mantua - 7 February 1632) was the eldest daughter of Vincenzo I Gonzaga and Eleonora de' Medici; she was also a sister of Francesco IV Gonzaga, Ferdinando I Gonzaga, Vincenzo II Gonzaga and Eleonora Gonzaga. Her brothers all succeeded their father as Duke of Mantua and Eleonora became Holy Roman Empress by her marriage to Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor.
Marriage
She married Henry II, Duke of Lorraine on 24 April 1606. He had previously been married to Catherine of Navarre, sister of King Henry IV of France, but the marriage was childless due to the bride's age (Catherine was forty years old at the time of her marriage).
Henry and Margherita had four children; two of whom survived infancy, they were:
- Nicolette (1608–1657), married Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine
- Claude (1612–1648), married Nicholas II, Duke of Lorraine
Both of Margherita's two daughters married their cousins, who were Henry's successors due to the fact that Margherita had not given him a son to inherit his estates.
Death
Margherita died in Nancy in 1632 at the age of forty. She had been a widow since 1624.
Ancestry
Ancestors of Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Lorraine 16. Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua 8. Federico II, Duke of Mantua 17. Isabella d'Este 4. Guglielmo X Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua 18. William IX, Marquess of Montferrat 9. Margaret Palaeologina 19. Anne of Alençon 2. Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua 20. Philip I of Castile 10. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor 21. Joanna of Castile 5. Archduchess Eleanor of Austria 22. Vladislas II of Hungary 11. Anna of Bohemia and Hungary 23. Anna of Foix-Candale 1. Margherita Gonzaga 24. Giovanni dalle Bande Nere 12. Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany 25. Maria Salviati 6. Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany 26. Pedro Álvarez de Toledo, 2nd Marquis of Villafranca 13. Eleanor of Toledo 27. Maria Osorio 3. Eleonora de' Medici 28. Philip I of Castile (= 20) 14. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (= 10) 29. Joanna of Castile (= 21) 7. Archduchess Joanna of Austria 30. Vladislas II of Hungary (= 22) 15. Anna of Bohemia and Hungary (= 11) 31. Anna of Foix-Candale (= 23) Generations start from Francesco I Gonzaga 1st Generation 2nd Generation Federico I, Marquess of Mantua · Gianfrancesco, Count of Sobionetta · Francesco · Susanna · Dorothea · Rudolfo · Cecilia · Barbara, Duchess of Württemberg · Lodovico · Paola, Countess of Gorizia3rd Generation Clara, Countess of Montpensier · Francesco II, Marquess of Mantua · Sigismund · Elisabetta, Duchess of Urbino · Maddelena, Lady of Pesaro · Giovanni4th Generation Eleonora, Duchess of Urbino · Margherita · Livia · Ippolita · Federico II, Duke of Mantua · Ferrante · Ercole · Ferdinando, Count of Guastalla5th Generation Eleonora · Anna · Francesco III, Duke of Mantua · Isabella, Marchioness of Pescara · Guglielmo, Duke of Mantua · Louis, Duke of Nevers · Federico, Cardinal Gonzaga · Cesare, Duke of Amalfi · Ippolita, Duchess of Mondragone6th Generation Vincenzo, Duke of Mantua · Margherita, Duchess of Modena · Anne Juliana, Archduchess of Austria · Catherine, Duchess of Longueville · Marie Henriette, Duchess of Mayenne · Frederick · François · Charles, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat · Ferrante, Duke of Guastalla7th Generation Francesco IV, Duke of Mantua · Ferdinando, Duke of Mantua · Guglielmo · Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Lorraine · Vincenzo II, Duke of Mantua · Eleonora, Holy Roman Empress · François, Duke of Rethel · Charles, Duke of Nevers · Ferdinand, Duke of Mayenne · Marie Louise, Queen of Poland · Benedetta · Anne, Countess Palatine of Simmern · Cesare II, Duke of Guastalla · Vincenzo, Viceroy of Sicily · Andrea, Count of San Paolo8th Generation Maria, Duchess of Montferrat · Charles, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat · Eleonora, Holy Roman Empress · Vincenzo, Duke of Guastalla · Ferrante III, Duke of Guastalla · Vespasiano Vincenzo, Viceroy of Valencia9th Generation Ferdinando Carlo, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat · Eleonora Luisa, Duchess of Rovere · Antonio Ferrante, Duke of Guastalla · Giuseppe, Duke of Guastalla · Anna Isabella, Duchess of Mantua and Monferrat · Maria Vittoria, Duchess of GuastallaThe generations start from the children of Réné II 1st Generation 2nd Generation Princess Christina of Denmark · Marguerite d'Egmont · Princess Joanna of Savoy · Catherine Romula de Lorraine* · Louise de Rieux · Anna d'Este3rd Generation Princess Claude of France · Marie de Luxembourg · Marguerite de Chabot · Princess Henriette of Savoy · Catherine of Cleves4th Generation Princess Catherine of Navarre · Margherita Gonzaga · Christina of Salm · Catherine Henriette de Bourbon, Légitimée de France · Marguerite Philippe du Cambout · Marie de Rohan · Henriette Catherine de Joyeuse5th Generation Nicole de Lorraine* · Béatrice de Cusance · Claude Françoise de Lorraine* · Anne Élisabeth de Lannoy · Élisabeth de La Tour d'Auvergne · · Françoise de Montault de Navailles · Anne d'Ornano · Christine d'Estrées · Anne de Lorraine* · Catherine de Neufville · Catherine de Goyon de Matignon · Marie Madeleine d'Epinay · Françoise Adélaide de Noailles · Marie Françoise de Valois6th Generation Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland · Princess Anne Élisabeth de Lorraine* · Charlotte de Rochechouart de Mortemart · Marie Therese de Stramboni · Innocentia Catherine du Plessis · Marie Françoise de Brancas · Marie Louise Jeannin de Castille · Élisabeth de Roquelaure · Anne Marguerite Gabrielle de Beauvau · Jeanne Henriette Marguerite de Durfort · Élisabeth Marguerite d'Orléans7th Generation Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans · Hélène Julie Rosalie Mancini · Louise Charlotte de Gramont · Auguste de Coëtquen · Louise de Rohan8th Generation Anna Zetzner · Viktoria Folliot de Crenneville · Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria · Marie Louise de Rohan- also a princess of Lorraine in her own right
Preceded by
Claude of ValoisDuchess of Lorraine
1608-1624Succeeded by
Christina of SalmCategories:- 1591 births
- 1632 deaths
- People from Mantua
- House of Gonzaga
- House of Lorraine
- French nobility
- Duchesses of Lorraine
- 16th-century Italian nobility
- 17th-century Italian people
- 16th-century French people
- 17th-century French people
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