Francesco IV Gonzaga was Duke of Mantua and (as Francesco II) Duke of Montferrat between 9 February and 22 December 1612.

Biography

Born in Mantua

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...

, he was the eldest son of Duke Vincenzo I and Eleonora de' Medici

Eleonora de' Medici

Eleonora de' Medici was the eldest child of Francesco I de' Medici and Johanna of Austria. She was a family member of the famous House of Medici.-Family:...

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Francesco died at Mantua in 1612, without male heirs. He was succeeded by his brother Ferdinand

Ferdinando I Gonzaga

Ferdinand I Gonzaga was Duke of Mantua and Duke of Montferrat from 1612 until his death.-Biography:Born in Mantua, he was the son of Vincent I Gonzaga and Eleonora de' Medici....

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Family

On 19 February 1608 he married in Turin

Turin

Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...

, Margaret of Savoy

Margarida of Savoy, Vicereine of Portugal

Margaret of Savoy, Duchess Consort of Mantua and Montferrat was best known as the last Spanish Vicereine of Portugal...

 (1589–1655), daughter of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy

Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy

Charles Emmanuel I , known as the Great, was the Duke of Savoy from 1580 to 1630...

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They had three children :

• Mary
  Maria Gonzaga
  Maria Gonzaga or Maria of Mantua was an Italian princess of the House of Gonzaga, and regent of Mantua.-Biography:...
  
   (1609–1660); married 1627 Charles II of Gonzaga (1609–1631), Duke of Rethel en Nevers
  Nevers
  Nevers is a commune in – and the administrative capital of – the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne region in central France...
  
  
• Ludwig (27 April 1611 – 3 August 1612)
• Eleanore (12–13 September 1612)

Ancestry

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