Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua

Francesco IV Gonzaga

Francesco IV Gonzaga
Spouse(s)	Margaret of Savoy
Noble family	House of Gonzaga
Father	Vincenzo I Gonzaga
Mother	Eleonora de' Medici
Born	7 May 1586(1586-05-07) Mantua
Died	22 December 1612(1612-12-22) (aged 26) Mantua

Francesco IV Gonzaga (7 May 1586 – 22 December 1612), was Duke of Mantua and (as Francesco II) Duke of Montferrat between 9 February and 22 December 1612.

Biography

Born in Mantua, he was the eldest son of Duke Vincenzo I and Eleonora de' Medici.

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

Family

On 19 February 1608 he married in Turin, Margaret of Savoy (1589–1655), daughter of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy.
They had three children :

Mary (1609–1660); married 1627 Charles II of Gonzaga (1609–1631), Duke of Rethel en Nevers
Ludwig (27 April 1611 – 3 August 1612)
Eleanore (12–13 September 1612)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua

16. Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua

8. Federico II, Duke of Mantua

17. Isabella d'Este

4. Guglielmo X Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua

18. William IX, Marquess of Montferrat

9. Margaret Palaeologina

19. Anne of Alençon

2. Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua

20. Philip I of Castile

10. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor

21. Joanna of Castile

5. Archduchess Eleanor of Austria

22. Vladislas II of Hungary

11. Anna of Bohemia and Hungary

23. Anna of Foix-Candale

1. Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua

24. Giovanni dalle Bande Nere

12. Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

25. Maria Salviati

6. Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

26. Pedro Álvarez de Toledo, 2nd Marquis of Villafranca

13. Eleanor of Toledo

27. Maria Osorio

3. Eleonora de' Medici

28. Philip I of Castile (= 20)

14. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (= 10)

29. Joanna of Castile (= 21)

7. Archduchess Joanna of Austria

30. Vladislas II of Hungary (= 22)

15. Anna of Bohemia and Hungary (= 11)

31. Anna of Foix-Candale (= 23)

Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua House of Gonzaga Born: 7 May 1586 Died: 22 December 1612
Preceded by Vincenzo I	Duke of Mantua 1612	Succeeded by Ferdinando
	Duke of Montferrat 1612

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

Persondata
Name	Gonzaga, Francesco IV
Alternative names
Short description	Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (9 February 1612 – 12 December 1612)
Date of birth	7 May 1586
Place of birth	Mantua
Date of death	22 December 1612
Place of death	Mantua