Ferrante III Gonzaga
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Ferrante III Gonzaga was Duke of Guastalla.
He was the son of Cesare II Gonzaga
, Duke of Guastalla and Duke of Amalfi and Isabella Orsini.
He succeeded his father in 1632.
On June 24, 1647, Ferrante III married Margherita d'Este (1619–1692), daughter of Duke Alfonso III d'Este
of Modena
and Isabella of Savoy
.
They had 2 daughters :
When Ferrante III died without male heir, the Duchy of Guastalla became officially a part of the Duchy of Milan
, but was ruled by Charles IV of Mantua between 1678 and 1692. Due to Austrian intervention, the Duchy then passed to Vincenzo Gonzaga, husband of the second daughter.
He was the son of Cesare II Gonzaga
Cesare II Gonzaga
Cesare II Gonzaga was Duke of Guastalla.He was the son of Ferrante II Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla and Duke of Amalfi and of Vittoria Doria.He succeeded his father in 1630, but died 2 years later....
, Duke of Guastalla and Duke of Amalfi and Isabella Orsini.
He succeeded his father in 1632.
On June 24, 1647, Ferrante III married 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 :...
of Modena
Modena
Modena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
and Isabella of Savoy
Isabella of Savoy
Isabella of Savoy was a daughter of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy and Catherine Michelle of Spain. Her maternal grandparents where Philip II of Spain and Elisabeth of Valois, her paternal grandparents where Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy and Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry...
.
They had 2 daughters :
- Anna IsabellaAnna Isabella GonzagaAnna 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...
(1655 – August 11, 1703), married in 1670 Charles IV GonzagaCharles IV, Duke of MantuaFerdinando Carlo Gonzaga was the only child of Duke Charles II of Mantua and Montferrat, and the last ruler of the Duchy of Mantua of the House of Gonzaga.-Biography:...
(1652–1708), Duke of Mantua and Monferrato. - Maria Vittoria (1659–1707), married her cousin Vincenzo Ganzaga (1634–1714), Duke of Guastalla in 1692.
When Ferrante III died without male heir, the Duchy of Guastalla became officially a part of the Duchy of Milan
Duchy of Milan
The Duchy of Milan , was created on the 1st of may 1395, when Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Lord of Milan, purchased a diploma for 100,000 Florins from King Wenceslaus. It was this diploma that installed, Gian Galeazzo as Duke of Milan and Count of Pavia...
, but was ruled by Charles IV of Mantua between 1678 and 1692. Due to Austrian intervention, the Duchy then passed to Vincenzo Gonzaga, husband of the second daughter.