Archduchess Eleonore of Austria

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Archduchess Eleonore of Austria
Duchess consort of Mantua and Montferrat
Tenure 26 April 1561 – 14 August 1587
Born (1534-11-02)2 November 1534
Vienna, Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Died 5 August 1594(1594-08-05) (aged 59)
Mantua, Duchy of Mantua
Spouse
(m. 1561; died 1587)
Issue
House Habsburgs of Austria (by birth)
Gonzaga (by marriage)
Father Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother Anna of Bohemia and Hungary

Archduchess Eleonore of Austria (2 November 1534 – 5 August 1594) was Duchess of Mantua by marriage to William I, Duke of Mantua. She was the daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary.


Marriage[edit]

On 26 April 1561, she married William I, Duke of Mantua.


Issue[edit]

  1. Vincent I, Duke of Mantua (21 September 1562 – 9 February 1612) married Eleonora de' Medici.
  2. Margherita Gonzaga (27 May 1564 – 6 January 1618) married Alfonso II d'Este.
  3. Anna Caterina Gonzaga (17 January 1566 – 3 August 1621) married Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria.


Titles[edit]

  • 2 November 1534 – 26 April 1561 Archduchess Eleonore of Austria.
  • 26 April 1561 – 14 August 1587 The Duchess of Mantua.
  • 14 August 1587 – 5 August 1594 The Dowager Duchess of Mantua.



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