Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Lorraine
Margherita Gonzaga (2 October 1591 – 7 February 1632) was Duchess of Lorraine from 1606 until her husband's death in 1624.
She was born in Mantua, the eldest daughter of Vincenzo I Gonzaga and Eleonora de' Medici; she was also a sister of Francesco IV Gonzaga, Ferdinando I Gonzaga, Vincenzo II Gonzaga and Eleonora Gonzaga. Her brothers all succeeded their father as Duke of Mantua and Eleonora became Holy Roman Empress by her marriage to Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor.
Marriage
She married Henry II, Duke of Lorraine on 24 April 1606. He had previously been married to Catherine of Navarre, sister of King Henry IV of France, but the marriage was childless due to the bride's age (Catherine was forty years old at the time of her marriage).
Henry and Margherita had four daughters, two of whom survived infancy:
- Stillborn daughter (February 1607);
- Nicole of Lorraine (3 October 1608 – 23 February 1657), married her cousin, Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine, by whom she had no issue and from whom she was separated in 1635;
- A daughter (10 February 1611 - 11 February 1611);
- Claude of Lorraine (15 October 1612 – 2 August 1648), married her cousin, Nicholas II, Duke of Lorraine, by whom she had issue before dying in childbirth.
Both of Margherita's two daughters married their cousins, who were Henry's successors due to the fact that Margherita had not given him a son to inherit his estates.
Death
Margherita died in Nancy in 1632 at the age of forty. She had been a widow since 1624.
Ancestry
Ancestors of Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Lorraine |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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. Margherita Gonzaga | |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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) |
|
| | | | |
|
|
---|
| | | 1st Generation | |
---|
| 2nd Generation | |
---|
| 3rd Generation | |
---|
| 4th Generation | |
---|
| 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 | |
---|
| 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 | |
---|
| 9th Generation | |
---|
|
|
---|
| The generations start from the children of Réné II | | 1st Generation | |
---|
| 2nd Generation | |
---|
| 3rd Generation |
- Princess Claude of France
- Marie de Luxembourg
- Marguerite de Chabot
- Princess Henriette of Savoy
- Catherine of Cleves
|
---|
| 4th Generation | |
---|
| 5th Generation | |
---|
| 6th Generation |
- Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland
- Princess Anne Élisabeth de Lorraine*
- Charlotte de Rochechouart de Mortemart
- Marie Therese de Stramboni
- Innocentia Catherine du Plessis
- Marie Françoise de Brancas
- Marie Louise Jeannin de Castille
- Élisabeth de Roquelaure
- Anne Marguerite Gabrielle de Beauvau
- Jeanne Henriette Marguerite de Durfort
- Élisabeth Marguerite d'Orléans
|
---|
| 7th Generation | |
---|
| 8th Generation | |
---|
| *also a princess of Lorraine in her own right |
|
Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Lorraine Born: 2 October 1591 Died: 7 February 1632 |
Preceded by Claude of Valois |
Duchess of Lorraine 1608–1624 |
Succeeded by Christina of Salm |