Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
| Ferdinando Gonzaga | |
|---|---|
 Ferdinando Gonzaga | |
| Duke of Mantua and Montferrat | |
| Reign | 1612–1626 |
| Predecessor | Francesco IV Gonzaga |
| Successor | Vincenzo II Gonzaga |
| Born | 26 April 1587 Mantua, Duchy of Mantua |
| Died | 29 October 1626 (aged 39) Mantua, Duchy of Mantua |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Catherine de' Medici |
| House | House of Gonzaga |
| Father | Vincenzo I Gonzaga |
| Mother | Eleonora de' Medici |
Ferdinand I Gonzaga (26 April 1587 – 29 October 1626) was Duke of Mantua and Duke of Montferrat from 1612 until his death.
Biography[]
Born in Mantua, he was the son of Vincenzo I and Eleonora de' Medici.[1]
He was appointed a cardinal at the age of 20. A few years after his elder brother, Duke Francesco IV, died in 1612 without heirs, he renounced the ecclesiastical career and succeeded his brother in both the Duchy of Mantua and the Duchy of Montferrat.
In 1616 he secretly married Camilla Faà di Bruno, whom he divorced in the same year. Their son Francesco Giacinto Teodoro Giovanni Gonzaga, although accepted at court, was not made Ferdinando's heir. He died of the plague during the 1630 siege of Mantua.[2] On 16 February 1617 he married Catherine de' Medici (1593–1629), the daughter of Ferdinand I, Grand Duke of Tuscany.[1]
Ferdinand Gonzaga died in 1626. His younger brother Vincenzo II inherited the duchy.[1]
Family[]
In 1616 he married Camilla Faà di Bruno, they had:
- (4 December 1616 – 1630),[3] Lord of Bianzè since 1624, benefited Priest of St. Benedict Polirone.
Honours[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Parrott 1997, p. 22.
- ^ Grendler 2009, p. 239.
- ^ Parrott 1997, p. 37.
Sources[]
- Grendler, Paul F. (2009). The University of Mantua, the Gonzaga, and the Jesuits, 1584–1630. Johns Hopkins University Press.
- Parrott, David (1997). "The Mantuan Succession, 1627–31: A Sovereignty Dispute in Early Modern Europe". The English Historical Review. Oxford Academic. Volume CXII, Issue 445, February (445): 20–65. doi:10.1093/ehr/CXII.445.20.
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Ancestry[]
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- 1587 births
- 1626 deaths
- House of Gonzaga
- Dukes of Mantua
- Dukes of Montferrat
- 17th-century Italian cardinals
- 17th-century Italian nobility
- Burials at the Palatine Basilica of Santa Barbara (Mantua)