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Francesco IV Gonzaga

Duke of Mantua in 1612, of the House of Gonzaga.

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This complete profile is available in English. Bibliographic titles retain their original language. Links marked ES open the Spanish edition.

Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1586 Documented

Death: 1612 Documented

Role: Duke

Dynasty: Gonzaga · ES

Territories: Mantua (ES) · Montferrat (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns

Duke · Mantua · Duchy Pending review1612–1612Effective rule

Duke · Montferrat · Duchy Pending review1612–1612Effective rule

Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents

Vincenzo I Gonzaga · ESPending reviewEleonora de’ Medici · ESPending review

Crowns and unions

Their titles over time

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

Period

Governments in 1612

MantuaDuke
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- Mantua · ESDuke · Effective rule1612–1612
MontferratDuke
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- Montferrat · ESDuke · Effective rule1612–1612

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.

Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

6 recorded claims · 4 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)

BirthDocumented
1586
The authority record gives the birth as 1586.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Francesco IV., Mantua, Herzog · Vital data: birth date
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·
DeathDocumented
1612
The authority record gives the death as 1612.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Francesco IV., Mantua, Herzog · Vital data: death date
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·

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 · 1612–1612
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
GovernmentPending review
Duke · Montferrat · 1612–1612
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·

Biographical and contextual references (2)

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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