Gonzaga Nevers is a dying dynasty, a lateral branch of the Gonzaga clan founded in France by Prince Ludovico Gonzaga and Princess Henrietta of Cleves . Representatives of the dynasty wore the titles of the Dukes of Nevers , the Dukes of Retel , the Dukes of Mayenne , the Dukes of Aigillon , the Dukes of Mantua , the Dukes of Monferrato , the Princes of Arche , the Marques de Villard, and the Counts of Maine .
| Gonzaga Nevers | |
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 Coat of arms of the genus Gonzaga Nevers | |
| Ancestor | Ludovico Gonzaga |
| Close birth | Gonzaga , Gonzaga-Guastalla |
| Genus | from 1565 to 1708 |
| Place of origin | Paris, France |
| Nationality | |
 Kingdom of France | |
| Palaces and mansions | Palazzo Ducale |
History
In 1565, a marriage was made in France between Prince Ludovico Gonzaga and Princess Henrietta of Cleves . Ludovico Gonzaga was the son of Federico II Gonzaga , Duke of Mantua and Margarita Paleolog , Marquise of Monferrato. His mother’s grandmother was Princess Anna Alansonska , who bequeathed her possessions to France to her granddaughter Isabella Gonzaga, who, in turn, gave way to their younger brother, Ludovico Gonzaga. Henrietta of Cleves was the Crown Duchess of Nevers and the Duchess of Rethel. She brought these titles and possessions to her husband's dowry. [one]
In 1580, in Paris , a couple was born to a couple, Charles I Gonzaga-Nevers , who inherited the titles of the Duke of Nevers, the Duke of Rethel and Prince Arsch. In 1627, after the death of a cousin of Vincenzo II Gonzaga , the last representative of the main branch of the Gonzaga clan, he inherited the title of Duke of Mantua, because of which he had to participate in the war for the Mantua inheritance . To strengthen his position on the throne, he married his son and heir, Charles II Gonzaga, to Maria Gonzaga , Duchess of Monferrato, daughter of Duke Francesco IV Gonzaga . [2]
In 1622, Charles II of Gonzaga, after the death of Henri of Lorraine , the brother of his mother, Caterina of Lorraine , inherited the titles of the Duke of Mayenne and the Duke of Aigillon. His son Charles III Gonzaga bore the titles of the Duke of Nevers, the Duke of Réthel, the Duke of Mayenne, the Duke of Aigillon and under the name of Charles II of Gonzag the titles of the Duke of Mantua and the Duke of Monferrato. The family died away with the death in 1708 of Ferdinand Carl Gonzag-Never , the last Duke of Mantua and Monferrato.
Gallery
Ludovico Gonzaga
Henrietta of Cleves
Charles I Gonzaga Nevers
Charles II Gonzaga Nevers
Charles III Gonzaga Nevers
Ferdinand Karl Gonzaga Nevers