Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
Francesco III Gonzaga (10 March 1533 – 22 February 1550) was Duke of Mantua and Marquess of Montferrat from 1540 until his death. He was the eldest son of Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and his wife Margaret Paleologina.
Early life
On 22 October 1549, he married Catherine of Habsburg, a daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I.
Honours
Ancestry
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| Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua |
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| Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua | |
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| Barbara Hohenzollern of Brandenburg |
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| Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua | |
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| Albert III Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria |
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| Margaret Wittelsbach of Bavaria | |
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| Anna Welf of Brunswick-Grubenhagen |
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| Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua | |
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| Niccolò III d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara |
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| Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara | |
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| Ricciarda da Saluzzo |
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| Isabella d'Este | |
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| Ferdinand I Ivrea-Trastamara, king of Naples |
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| Eleanor Ivrea-Trastamara of Naples | |
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| Isabella of Clermont |
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| Frncesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat | |
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| John Jacob Palaiologos, marquis of Montferrat |
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| Boniface III Palaiologos, marquis of Montferrat | |
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| Joanna of Savoy |
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| William IX Palaiologos, marquis of Montferrat | |
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| Stefan Branković, despot in Serbia |
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| Maria Branković | |
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| Angelina Arianit |
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| Margaret Palaiologina | |
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| Jean II of Valois, duke of Alençon |
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| Rene of Valois, duke of Alencon | |
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| Marie of Armagnac |
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| Anne Valois of Alençon | |
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| Frederick II of Lorraine, count of Vaudemont |
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| Margaret of Lorraine | |
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| Yolande of Valois-Anjou |
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| 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
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| 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
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Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece