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. He was the eldest son of Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and his wife Margaret Paleologina. 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 III, Marquis of Mantua Carlo Guido, Lord of Novellara

2nd Generation	Federico I, Marquess of Mantua Gianfrancesco, Count of Sabbioneta Francesco Susanna Dorothea Rudolfo Cecilia Barbara, Duchess of Württemberg Lodovico Paola, Countess of Gorizia Giacomo, Lord of Novellara

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

4th Generation	Eleonora, Duchess of Urbino Margherita Livia Ippolita Federico II, Duke of Mantua Ercole Ferrante I, Count of Guastalla Gianpietro, Count of Novellara

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 Francesco, Cardinal Gonzaga Andrea, marquis of Specchia and Alessano Gian Vicenzo, Cardinal Gonzaga Ottavio, Lord of Cercemaggiore Alessandro, Count of Novellara

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 II, Duke of Guastalla Alfonso II, Count of Novellara

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 Isabella, Marquise of Gazzuolo Camillo II, Count of Novellara

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 Camillo III, Count of Novellara

9th Generation	Ferdinando Carlo, Duke of Mantua Eleonora Luisa, Duchess of Rovere Antonio Ferrante, Duke of Guastalla Giuseppe, Duke of Guastalla Anna Isabella, Duchess of Mantua Maria Vittoria, Duchess of Guastalla Ricciarda, Duchess of Massa Filippo Alfonso, Count of Novellara