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Ferdinando Gonzaga

Duke of Mantua, 1612–1626, of the House of Gonzaga.

1587 – 1626Duke / CardinalGonzaga · ES
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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1587 Pending review

Death: 1626 Pending review

Role: Duke / Cardinal

Dynasty: Gonzaga · ES

Territories: Mantua (ES) · Montferrat (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns
Duke · Mantua · Duchy Pending review1612–1626Effective rule
Duke · Montferrat · Duchy Pending review1612–1626Effective rule
Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents
Crowns and unions

Their titles over time

Follow the changing territories and offices of Ferdinando Gonzaga. Each title retains its own status.

Governments in 1612

  • MantuaDuke
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  • MontferratDuke
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Annual dates: overlap within one year does not prove that two offices were held on the same day. Regencies and co-rulerships retain their labels.

Evidence for this profile

6 recorded claims · 6 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (0/2 with a precise source)
  • BirthPending review

    1587

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • DeathPending review

    1626

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Family and relationships (0/2 with a precise source)
  • FatherPending review

    Vincenzo I Gonzaga

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • MotherPending review

    Eleonora de’ Medici

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Governments (0/2 with a precise source)
  • GovernmentPending review

    Duke · Mantua · 1612–1626

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • GovernmentPending review

    Duke · Montferrat · 1612–1626

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Editorial history
  • 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
  • 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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