List of Mantuan consorts

Lady of Mantua

House of Gonzaga, 1328–1433

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Caterina Malatesta ?
(Malatesta)
- - - - - Ludovico I Gonzaga
Novella Malaspina (Malaspina) - 1340 18 January 1360
husband's death
-
Agnese Pico Francesco Pico di Mirandola - - - - - Guido Gonzaga
Camilla Beccaria - - - - - -
Beatrice di Bari Odoardo, Count of Bari - - - - -
Alda d´Este Obizzo III d'Este
(Este)
18 July 1333 16 February 1356 22 September 1369
husband's accession
before 24 September 1381 Ludovico II Gonzaga
Agnese Visconti Bernabò Visconti
(Visconti)
1362 25 December 1380 4 October 1382
husband's accession
1391 Francesco I Gonzaga
Margherita Malatesta Galeotto I Malatesta
(Malatesta)
1370 1393 28 February 1399
Paola Malatesta Malatesta V Malatesta
(Malatesta)
- 1409/10 22 September 1433
Became Marchioness
1449 Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga

Marchioness of Mantua

House of Gonzaga, 1433–1530

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Marchioness Ceased to be Marchioness Death Spouse
Paola Malatesta Malatesta V Malatesta
(Malatesta)
- 1409/10 22 September 1433
Lordship raised to Marquistate
23 September 1444
husband's death
1449 Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga
Barbara of Brandenburg John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
(Hohenzollern)
1423 12 November 1433 23 September 1444
husband's accession
12 June 1478
husband's death
7 November 1481 Ludovico III Gonzaga
Margaret of Bavaria Albert III, Duke of Bavaria
(Wittelsbach)
1 January 1442 10 May 1463 12 June 1478
husband's accession
14 October 1479 Federico I Gonzaga
Isabella d'Este Ercole I d'Este
(Este)
18 May 1474 12 February 1490 29 March 1519
husband's death
13 February 1539 Francesco II Gonzaga
Margaret Palaeologina Guglielmo IX Paleologo
(Paleologi)
11 August 1510 3 October 1531 25 March 1530
Became Duchess
28 December 1566 Federico II Gonzaga

Duchess of Mantua

House of Gonzaga, 1530–1627

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Margaret Palaeologina Guglielmo IX Paleologo
(Paleologi)
11 August 1510 3 October 1531 28 August 1540
husband's death
28 December 1566 Federico II Gonzaga
Catherine of Austria Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg)
15 September 1533 22 October 1549 22 February 1550
husband's death
28 February 1572 Francesco III Gonzaga
Eleanor of Austria Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg)
2 November 1534 26 April 1561 14 August 1587
husband's death
5 August 1594 Guglielmo I Gonzaga
Eleonora de' Medici Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
(Medici)
28 February 1567 29 April 1584 14 August 1587
husband's accession
9 September 1611 Vincenzo I Gonzaga
Margaret of Savoy Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy
(Savoy)
28 April 1589 19 February 1608 9 February 1612
husband's accession
22 December 1612
husband's death
26 June 1655 Francesco IV Gonzaga
Catherine de' Medici Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
(Medici)
2 May 1593 16 February 1617 29 October 1626
husband's death
17 April 1629 Ferdinando I Gonzaga
Isabella Gonzaga Alfonso Gonzaga, Marquess of Novellara
(Gonzaga)
1576 1616/7 29 October 1626
husband's accession
? 1627 Vincenzo II Gonzaga

House of Gonzaga, Nevers line, 1627–1708

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Isabella Clara of Austria Leopold V, Archduke of Austria
(Habsburg)
12 August 1629 7 November 1649 14 August 1665
husband's death
24 February 1685 Charles II Gonzaga
Anna Isabella Gonzaga Ferrante III Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla
(Gonzaga)
12 February 1655 1670 11 August 1703 Charles III Gonzaga
Susanne Henrietta of Lorraine Charles III, Duke of Elbeuf
(Guise)
1 February 1686 8 November 1704 before 5 July 1708
Conquest by Austria
19 December 1710

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