Cesare II Gonzaga (

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, 1592 – 26 February 1632) was

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 ...

. He was the son of

Ferrante II Gonzaga Ferrante II Gonzaga (1563 – 5 August 1630) was Count of Guastalla and, from 1621, Duke of Guastalla. He was the son of Cesare I Gonzaga, Count of Guastalla and Duke of Amalfi, and Donna Camilla Borromeo. He succeeded his father in 1575. On ...

and

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and of Vittoria

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He succeeded his father in 1630, but died 2 years later. Cesare II Gonzaga di Guastalla

From 1630 to 1632 he was General Commissar in Italy for Ferdinand II.Runschke, Florian (2019), "Das Generalkommissariat in Italien von 1624-1632. Auftrag, Arbeit und Akzeptanz der ersten beiden Amtsinhaber". ''Quellen und Forschungen aus italienischen Archiven und Bibliotheken'' (in German). 99: 234
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. He married in 1612 with Isabella Orsini (1598–1623),and had 2 children : *

Ferrante III Gonzaga 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 N ...

(1618–1678), next Duke of Guastalla. *

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 (1 ...

, (1621–1687),

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 ...

, married María Inés Manrique de Lara, daughter and heiress of Manuel 9th Count of Prades de Nava

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