Anna Isabella Gonzaga
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Anna Isabella Gonzaga was a Duchess consort of Mantua
and Montferrat
and heir of the Duchy
of Guastalla
and Luzzara Reggiolo; married in 1671 to Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat. She was the regent of Mantua during the War of the Spanish Succession
.
Anna Isabella Gonzaga was the daughter of Ferrante III Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla, and Margherita d'Este (1619–1692), daughter of Duke Alfonso III d'Este
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Her marriage was arranged by the assistance of empress dowager Eleanor Gonzaga, and took place in 1671. Anna Isabella Gonzaga was the heir of the Duchy of Guastalla
and Luzzara Reggiolo, and her rights transferred these areas, which had been a long concern of conflicts between the two Gonzaga lines, to the Mantua line of the Gonzaga dynasty. The marriage was childless. In 1701, during the War of the Spanish Succession
, her consort fled Mantua and appointed her regent of the state in his absence.
Mantua
Mantua is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province of the same name. Mantua's historic power and influence under the Gonzaga family, made it one of the main artistic, cultural and notably musical hubs of Northern Italy and the country as a whole...
and Montferrat
Montferrat
Montferrat is part of the region of Piedmont in Northern Italy. It comprises roughly the modern provinces of Alessandria and Asti. Montferrat is one of the most important wine districts of Italy...
and heir of the Duchy
Duchy
A duchy is a territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess.Some duchies were sovereign in areas that would become unified realms only during the Modern era . In contrast, others were subordinate districts of those kingdoms that unified either partially or completely during the Medieval era...
of Guastalla
Guastalla
Guastalla is a town and comune in the province of Reggio Emilia in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.-Geography:Guastalla is situated in the Po Valley, and lies on the banks of the Po River...
and Luzzara Reggiolo; married in 1671 to Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat. She was the regent of Mantua during the War of the Spanish Succession
War of the Spanish Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession was fought among several European powers, including a divided Spain, over the possible unification of the Kingdoms of Spain and France under one Bourbon monarch. As France and Spain were among the most powerful states of Europe, such a unification would have...
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Anna Isabella Gonzaga was the daughter of Ferrante III Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla, and Margherita d'Este (1619–1692), daughter of Duke Alfonso III d'Este
Alfonso III d'Este
Alfonso III d'Este was Duke of Modena and Reggio from 1628 to 1629. He was the husband of Princess Isabella of Savoy, daughter of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy and his wife Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain.- Biography :...
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Her marriage was arranged by the assistance of empress dowager Eleanor Gonzaga, and took place in 1671. Anna Isabella Gonzaga was the heir of the Duchy of Guastalla
Guastalla
Guastalla is a town and comune in the province of Reggio Emilia in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.-Geography:Guastalla is situated in the Po Valley, and lies on the banks of the Po River...
and Luzzara Reggiolo, and her rights transferred these areas, which had been a long concern of conflicts between the two Gonzaga lines, to the Mantua line of the Gonzaga dynasty. The marriage was childless. In 1701, during the War of the Spanish Succession
War of the Spanish Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession was fought among several European powers, including a divided Spain, over the possible unification of the Kingdoms of Spain and France under one Bourbon monarch. As France and Spain were among the most powerful states of Europe, such a unification would have...
, her consort fled Mantua and appointed her regent of the state in his absence.