Louis Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers

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Louis Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers (Italian: Ludovico or Luigi di Gonzaga-Nevers; September 18, 1539 - October 23, 1595) was an Italian-French dignitiary and diplomat in France. He was the third child of Frederick II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and Margaret Palaeologina.

Born in Mantua, at 10 he was sent to Paris to inherit the assets left by his grandmother, Anne d'Alençon, widow of Marquess William IX of Montferrat. He entered Henry II of France's army and fought in the battle of St. Quentin (1557), where he was taken prisoner by the Spanish.

On March 4, 1565 he married Henriette of Cléves, heir to the Duchies of Nevers and Rethel, titles which Louis caried thenceforth. Their son Charles became duke of Mantua in 1627, establishing the Gonzaga-Nevers line.

Louis died at Nesle in 1595.