FRANCESCO IV GONZAGA

'Francesco IV Gonzaga' (Mantua, May 7 1586Mantua, December 22 1612), was Duke of Mantua and (as 'Francesco II') Duke of Montferrat between february 9 and December 22 1612.
He was the eldest son of Duke Vincenzo I and Eleonora de' Medici.
On February 19 1608 he married in Turin, Margaret of Savoy (15891655), daughter of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy.

They had three children :

Maria (16091660); married 1627 Charles II of Gonzaga (16091631), Duke of Rethel en Nevers

★ Ludovico (April 27 1611August 3 1612)

★ Eleonora (September 12September 13 1612)
Because Francesco died without male heirs, he was succeeded by his brother Ferdinando.


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