Louis Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers
- Louis Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers
Louis Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers (Italian: Ludovico or Luigi di Gonzaga-Nevers; September 18 1539 - October 23 1595) was an Italian-French dignitary and diplomat in France. He was the third child of Frederick II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and Margaret Palaeologina.
Life account
Born in Mantua, at 10 he was sent to Paris to inherit the assets left by his grandmother, Anne d'Alençon, widow of Marquess William IX of Montferrat. He entered Henry II of France's army and fought in the battle of St. Quentin (1557), where he was taken prisoner by the Spanish.
On March 4 1565 he married Henriette of Cléves, heir to the Duchies of Nevers and Rethel, titles which Louis carried thenceforth. Their son Charles became duke of Mantua in 1627, establishing the Gonzaga-Nevers line.
Louis died at Nesle in 1595.
In conspiracy theories, such as the one promoted in "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail", Louis been alleged to be the fifteenth Grand Master of the Priory of Sion.
Children
He and his wife Henriette of Cléves had five children:
*Catherine Gonzaga (21 January, 1568 - 1 December, 1629. Married Henry I, Duke of Longueville.
*Maria Henrietta Gonzaga (3 September, 1571 - 3 August, 1614). Married Henry of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne.
*Frederick Gonzaga (11 March, 1573 - 22 April, 1574).
*Francis Gonzaga (17 September, 1576 - 13 June, 1580).
*Charles I, Duke of Mantua (6 May, 1580 - 20 September, 1637).
External links
* [http://genealogy.euweb.cz/gonzaga/gonzaga3.html#LMC1 A listing of descendants of Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua]
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