Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua

Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (21 September 1562 – 9 February 1612) was ruler of the Duchies of Mantua and Montferrat from 1587 till his death in 1612.

Marriage
On 29 April 1584, Vincenzo Gonzaga married Eleanora de' Medici, she was a daughter of Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and his wife Archduchess Joanna of Austria, she was also a sister of Marie de' Medici, future wife of Henry IV of France an grandmother of Louis XIV.

Children

 * 1) Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (7 May 1586 – 22 December 1612) married Princess Margherita of Savoy (daughter of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy) but had no children.
 * 2) Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke o Mantua (26 April 1587 – 29 October 1626) married Caterina de' Medici (daughter of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany) but had no children.
 * 3) Margherita Gonzaga (2 October 1591 – 7 February 1632) married Henry II, Duke of Lorraine and had children.
 * 4) Vincenzo II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (7 January 1594 – 25 December 1627) married Isabella Gonzaga but had no children.
 * 5) Eleonora Gonzaga married Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor but had no children.

Titles

 * 21 September 1562 - 14 August 1587 The Hereditary Prince of Mantua.
 * 14 August 1587 – 9 February 1612 The Duke of Mantua.

Honours

 * Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
 * Knight of the Military Order of the Blood of Jesus Christ (Mantua)
 * Knight of the Order of the Immaculate Conception (Mantua)


 * Grand Master of the Order of the Immaculate Conception
 * Grand Master of the Order of the Military Order of the Blood of Jesus Christ (Mantua)