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Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke Of Guastalla
Vincenzo Gonzaga (1634 – 28 April 1714) was the reigning Duke of Guastalla and a member of the House of Gonzaga. Early life Vincenzo was born as the second son of Andrea Gonzaga, Count of San Paolo (d. 1686) and his wife, Laura Crispano dei marchesi di Fusara. He was also grandson of Ferrante II Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla. Heir of the Duchy of Guastalla When Duke Ferrante III of Guastalla died in 1678 without a male heir, Guastalla was ruled by Ferdinando Carlo, Duke of Mantua, who had married Princess Anna Isabella Gonzaga, Duke Ferrante III's oldest daughter. Vincenzo became Duke of Guastalla in 1692. Marriages and issue He was married firstly to Donna Porzia Guidi di Bagno (d. 1672), who was also his first cousin as daughter of Nicola Marquis of Bagno and Montebello by his aunt, Princess Teodora Gonzaga of Guastalla. After the death of his first wife, Vincenzo arranged to be married to another relative, Princess Maria Vittoria Gonzaga di Guastalla (1659–1707), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchy Of Guastalla
The Duchy of Guastalla was an Italian state which existed between 1621 and 1748. It was bordered by the Duchy of Modena and Reggio and the Po River to the north, on the opposite bank of the Duchy of Mantua. History On 2 July 1621, Emperor Ferdinand II elevated the County of Guastalla to the rank of a duchy. Ferrante II Gonzaga became the first duke of the city, hoping to succeed in the future to the great Duchy of Mantua. Ferrante II died of plague in 1630 and was succeeded by his son, Cesare II. With him, Guastalla expanded its territory with the annexation of the lands of Dosolo, Luzzara and Reggiolo, until then owned by Mantua. In 1632, his son Ferrante III ascended to the throne. Having no male heir, he bequeathed the Duchy of Guastalla to his daughter's husband Ferdinand Charles, Duke of Mantua. Meanwhile, Guastalla modernized its defenses, owing to the frequent wars which swept over Italy at this time. Between 1689 and 1690, the city was attacked by the Spaniards, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Gonzaga
Giuseppe Gonzaga (20 March 1690 – 16 August 1746) was the last reigning Duke of Guastalla and a member of the House of Gonzaga. Early life He was the second son of Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla and his second wife, Princess Maria Vittoria Gonzaga of Guastalla (1659-1707). Giuseppe was mentally handicapped. When his elder brother Duke Antonio Ferrante died in an accident in 1729, Giuseppe was the only remaining male member of the Gonzaga family, so he became duke. Marriage Giuseppe would probably never have married, but when he became duke a marriage was arranged in 1731 with the sixteen-year-old Princess Eleonore von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg (1715–1760), daughter of Duke Leopold of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg and his wife, Princess Maria Elisabeth of Liechtenstein (1683-1744). She was also granddaughter of Duchess Karolina of Legnica-Brieg. The marriage remained childless. Duchy During the War of Polish Succession the Duchy was occu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1634 Births
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Duke Of Guastalla
This is a list of rulers of Guastalla, a town in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, on the right bank of the Po River. The County of Guastalla was established in 1406 for the Torelli family. In 1456, the county was partitioned, with Montechiarugolo and Casei going to Pietro Guido I Torelli. The County of Guastalla was raised to ducal status in 1621, when it became the Duchy of Guastalla. Lords of Guastalla *Gilberto da Correggio 1307-1321 *Simone da Correggio 1321-1346, together with: **Guido da Correggio **Azzone da Correggio **Giovanni da Correggio *''To the Duchy of Milan'' 1346-1403 *Ottone Terzi 1403-1406 Counts of Guastalla *Guido Torelli 1406-1449 (Count from 1428) *Cristoforo Torelli 1449-1490Divided the territory with Pietro Guido I Torelli. See County of Montechiarugolo *Guido Galeotto Torelli 1460-1479, together with: **Francesco Maria Torelli *Pietro Guido II Torelli 1486-1494 *Achille Torelli 1494-1522 *Ludovica Torelli 1522-1539 *Ferrante I Gonzaga 1539-1557 *Cesare I Gonzaga 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferrante III Gonzaga, Duke Of Guastalla
Ferrante III Gonzaga (4 April 1618 – 11 January 1678), was a Duke of Guastalla. He was the son of Cesare II Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla and Duke of Amalfi and Isabella Orsini. Life He succeeded his father in 1632. In 1638 he sold all the minor Neapolitan fiefs and in 1640 also sold the Principality of Molfetta. He was invested as Knight of the Order of San Jago and Commendator of Villahermosa in 1639. Marriage and Issue On 25 June 1647, Ferrante III married Princess Margherita d'Este (1619-1692), daughter of Duke Alfonso III d'Este of Modena. They had six children: * Isabella (d. 1653). * Rinaldo (1652 – 9 October 1657). * Cesare (1653–1666). * Anna Isabella (12 February 1655 – 18 August 1703), married in 1670 Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga (1652–1708), Duke of Mantua and Monferrato. * Maria Vittoria (9 September 1659 – 5 September 1707), married in 1679 her cousin Vincenzo Gonzaga. * Vincenzo (d. 1665/66). When Ferrante III died without surviving male heirs, the Duchy of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Spanish Viceroys Of Valencia
This is a list of viceroys of the Kingdom of Valencia from 1520 to 1707. *1520 : Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Count of Melito *1523 : Germaine of Foix and Johann of Brandenburg-Ansbach *1526 : Germaine of Foix and Ferdinand of Aragon, Duque de Calabria *1537 : Ferdinand of Aragón, Duke of Calabria *1550 : Lorenzo de Villarrasa (Interim) (1st time) *1553 : Bernardino de Cárdenas y Pacheco, Duque de Maqueda *1558 : Alfonso de Aragón, Duque de Segorbe *1563 : Lorenzo de Villarrasa (2nd time) *1566 : Antonio Alfonso Pimentel de Herrera, Conde de Benavente *1572 : Íñigo López de Hurtado de Mendoza, Marqués de Mondéjar *1575 : Vespasiano Gonzaga y Colonna, Prínce of Sabbioneta *1578 : Pedro Manrique de Lara, Duque de Nájera *1580 : Francisco de Moncada y Folc de Cardona, Marqués de Aytona *1595 : Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, Marqués de Denia *1598 : Juan Alfonso Pimentel de Herrera, Conde de Benavente *1602 : Juan de Ribera, Archbishop of Valen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vespasiano Vincenzo Gonzaga
Vespasiano Vincenzo Gonzaga (1621–1687) was an Italian noble, by birth member of the House of Gonzaga and later Viceroy of Valencia. Early life He was the second son of Cesare II Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla and his wife, Dona Isabella Orsini (1598–1623). Marriage He married in 1646 in Spain with María Inés Manrique de Lara, 10th Countess of Paredes de Nava. They had 4 children: * María Luisa Manrique de Lara y Gonzaga (1649–1721), 11th Countess of Paredes de Nava; married Tomás de la Cerda, 3rd Marquess of la Laguna, Viceroy of New Spain (1680-1686) * Maria Josefa Manrique de Lara y Gonzaga; married Don Antonio Caspar Pimentel Banoso de Ribera, 4th Marquesa de Malpica * Isabella Manrique de Lara y Gonzaga; died young * Diego Manrique de Lara y Gonzaga; died young He was viceroy of Valencia This is a list of viceroys of the Kingdom of Valencia from 1520 to 1707. *1520 : Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Count of Melito *1523 : Germaine of Foix and Johann of Brande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Spanish Viceroys Of Sicily
This is a list of viceroys of Sicily: Aragonese direct rule 1409–1516 * John of Aragon, Duke of Peñafiel, later king John II of Aragon, 1458–1479, acted 1409–1416. * Domingo Ram y Lanaja Domenec Ram y Lanaja (1345 - 25 April 1445) was an aragonese politician and diplomat who was Viceroy of Sicily in 1415–1419, succeeding Prince John of Aragon, later King John II of Aragon. Biography He was born in Alcañiz, in what is now the pr ..., Bishop of Lleida 1416–1419 * Antonio de Cardona 1419–1421 (1st term) * Giovanni de Podio 1421–1422 * Niccolò Speciale 1423–1424 (1st term) * Peter, infans of Aragón 1424–1425 * House of Ventimiglia, Giovanni I Ventimiglia, count-marquis of Geraci Siculo, Geraci 1430–1432 * Niccolò Speciale 1425–1431 (2nd term subordinately at Peter of Aragon and Giovanni Ventimiglia) * Pedro Felice and Adamo Asmundo family, Asmundo 1432–1433 * direct rule of King Alfonso V of Aragon, Alfonso V 1433–1435 * Ruggero Paruta 1435–1439 * Bern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Spanish Viceroys Of Catalonia
This is a list of Spanish viceroys (also called lieutenants) of the Principality of Catalonia from 1479 to 1713. *1479–1493: Enrique de Aragón *1493–1495: Juan de Lanuza y Garabito *1495–1496: Juan Fernández de Heredia *1496–1501: Juan de Aragón, Conde de Ribagorza *1501–1514: Jaime de Luna *1514–1521: Alonso de Aragón, Archbishop of Zaragoza *1521–1523: Pere Folc de Cardona, Archbishop of Tarragona *1523–1525: Antonio de Zúñiga, Prior of Castile, Order of Saint John of Jerusalem *1525–1539: Fadrique de Portugal y Noroña, Bishop of Sigüenza *1539–1543: Saint Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandia, 3rd General Father of the Jesuit Order *1543–1554: Juan Fernández Manrique de Lara, Marqués de Aguilar de Campoo *1554–1558: Pedro Afán de Ribera, Duque de Alcalá *1558–1564: García Álvarez de Toledo, 4th Marquis of Villafranca del Bierzo *1564–1571: Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viceroy Of Valencia
This is a list of viceroys of the Kingdom of Valencia from 1520 to 1707. *1520 : Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Count of Melito *1523 : Germaine of Foix and Johann of Brandenburg-Ansbach *1526 : Germaine of Foix and Ferdinand of Aragon, Duque de Calabria *1537 : Ferdinand of Aragón, Duke of Calabria *1550 : Lorenzo de Villarrasa (Interim) (1st time) *1553 : Bernardino de Cárdenas y Pacheco, Duque de Maqueda *1558 : Alfonso de Aragón, Duque de Segorbe *1563 : Lorenzo de Villarrasa (2nd time) *1566 : Antonio Alfonso Pimentel de Herrera, Conde de Benavente *1572 : Íñigo López de Hurtado de Mendoza, Marqués de Mondéjar *1575 : Vespasiano Gonzaga y Colonna, Prínce of Sabbioneta *1578 : Pedro Manrique de Lara, Duque de Nájera *1580 : Francisco de Moncada y Folc de Cardona, Marqués de Aytona *1595 : Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, Marqués de Denia *1598 : Juan Alfonso Pimentel de Herrera, Conde de Benavente *1602 : Juan de Ribera, Archbishop of Valenci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincenzo Gonzaga, Viceroy Of Sicily
Vicente de Gonzaga y Doria, (1602 – 23 November 1694) was Viceroy of Valencia, 1663, Viceroy of Catalonia, 1664–1667 and Viceroy of Sicily, 1678, second of the 11 sons/daughters of Ferrante II Gonzaga, 1st Duke of Guastalla, (1563 – 5 August 1630), married in 1587 to Donna Vittoria Doria dei Principi di Melfi, (1569–1618), daughter of Genoese Admiral of the Spanish Fleet and Member of the Spanish Royal Council, Giovanni Andrea Doria, Prince of Melfi. Vicente's eldest brother was Cesare II Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla. Another sister, Zenobia de Gonzaga y Doria, (*1588 – +1618) married in 1607 don Giovanni Tagliavia d'Aragona, Duke of Terranova, a title awarded to Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba in the year 1502, from a powerful Aragonese-Sicilian family, linked to the Princes of Castelvetrano, a Sicilian town, located at 37°41′0″N 12°47′35″E. References * * Coniglio, Giuseppe (1967). I Gonzaga. Varese: Dall'Oglio. {{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzaga Y Doria, Vicente De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabbioneta
Sabbioneta ( egl, label= Casalasco-Viadanese, Subiunèda) is a town and in the province of Mantua, Lombardy region, Northern Italy. It is situated about north of Parma, not far from the northern bank of the Po River. It was inscribed in the World Heritage List in 2008. History Sabbioneta was founded by Vespasiano I Gonzaga in the late 16th century along the ancient Roman Via Vitelliana, on a sandy bank of the Po (whence the name, meaning "sandy" in Italian); he was its first duke, using it as a personal fortress and residence. It was also during this period that it became a minor musical centre; composers such as Benedetto Pallavicino (c. 1551–1601) were employed here by Vespasiano Gonzaga, prior to his moving to the main Gonzaga city of Mantua. Located on an alluvial ground between the Po and Oglio rivers, as well as along the route of the ancient Via Vitelliana, it occupied a strategic position in the heart of the Po Valley. For Vespasiano Gonzaga, Sabbioneta was to be a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
