Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua

Francesco III Gonzaga (10 March 1533 – 22 February 1550) was Duke of Mantua and Marquess of Montferrat from 1540 until his death. On 22 October 1549, he married Catherine, a daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I.

Preceded by Federico II	Duke of Mantua 1540–1550	Succeeded by Guglielmo
	Marquess of Montferrat (as Francesco I) 1540–1550

Dukes of Mantua

Federico II (1530–1540) · Francesco III (1540–1550) · Guglielmo (1550–1587) · Vincenzo (1587–1612) · Francesco IV (1612) · Ferdinando (1612–1626) · Vincenzo II (1626–1627) · Charles I (1627–1637) · Charles II (1637–1665) · Ferdinando Carlo (1665–1708)

House of Gonzaga

Generations start from Francesco I Gonzaga

1st Generation	Margarita, Margravine of Modena · Ludovico II, Marquis of Mantua · Carlo

2nd Generation	Federico I, Marquess of Mantua · Gianfrancesco, Count of Sobionetta · Francesco · Susanna · Dorothea · Rudolfo · Cecilia · Barbara, Duchess of Württemberg · Lodovico · Paola, Countess of Gorizia

3rd Generation	Clara, Countess of Montpensier · Francesco II, Marquess of Mantua · Sigismund · Elisabetta, Duchess of Urbino · Maddelena, Lady of Pesaro · Giovanni

4th Generation	Eleonora, Duchess of Urbino · Margherita · Livia · Ippolita · Federico II, Duke of Mantua · Ferrante · Ercole · Ferdinando, Count of Guastalla

5th Generation	Eleonora · Anna · Francesco III, Duke of Mantua · Isabella, Marchioness of Pescara · Guglielmo, Duke of Mantua · Louis, Duke of Nevers · Federico, Cardinal Gonzaga · Cesare, Duke of Amalfi · Ippolita, Duchess of Mondragone

6th Generation	Vincenzo, Duke of Mantua · Margherita, Duchess of Modena · Anne Juliana, Archduchess of Austria · Catherine, Duchess of Longueville · Marie Henriette, Duchess of Mayenne · Frederick · François · Charles, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat · Ferrante, Duke of Guastalla

7th Generation	Francesco IV, Duke of Mantua · Ferdinando, Duke of Mantua · Guglielmo · Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Lorraine · Vincenzo II, Duke of Mantua · Eleonora, Holy Roman Empress · François, Duke of Rethel · Charles, Duke of Nevers · Ferdinand, Duke of Mayenne · Marie Louise, Queen of Poland · Benedetta · Anne, Countess Palatine of Simmern · Cesare II, Duke of Guastalla · Vincenzo, Viceroy of Sicily · Andrea, Count of San Paolo

8th Generation	Maria, Duchess of Montferrat · Charles, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat · Eleonora, Holy Roman Empress · Vincenzo, Duke of Guastalla · Ferrante III, Duke of Guastalla · Vespasiano Vincenzo, Viceroy of Valencia

9th Generation	Ferdinando Carlo, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat · Eleonora Luisa, Duchess of Rovere · Antonio Ferrante, Duke of Guastalla · Giuseppe, Duke of Guastalla · Anna Isabella, Duchess of Mantua and Monferrat · Maria Vittoria, Duchess of Guastalla