Eleonora de' Medici

Eleonora de' Medici
Portrait of Eleonora de' Medici by Frans Pourbus II.
Duchess consort of Mantua and Montferrat
Tenure	14 August 1587 – 9 September 1611
Born	28 February 1567 Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy
Died	9 September 1611(1611-09-09) (aged 44) Cavriana, Italy
Spouse	Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
Issue	Francesco IV, Duke of Mantua Ferdinando I, Duke of Mantua Margherita, Duchess of Lorraine Vincenzo II, Duke of Mantua Eleonora, Holy Roman Empress
Full name
Eleonora de' Medici
House	House of Medici (by birth) House of Gonzaga (by marriage)
Father	Francesco I de' Medici of Tuscany
Mother	Joanna of Austria
Burial	Basilica of Sant'Andrea, Mantua

Eleonora de' Medici (28 February 1567 – 9 September 1611) wis a Duchess o Mantua by marriage to Vincenzo I Gonzaga. She was a daughter of Grand Duke Francesco I de' Medici of Tuscany and Joanna of Austria. She was a family member of the famous House of Medici and the sister of Marie de' Medici the Queen consort of France.

Marriage

On 29 April 1584, Medici married Hereditary Prince Vincenzo Gonzaga of Mantua.

Issue

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 issue.
2. Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (26 April 1587 – 29 October 1626) married Caterina de' Medici (daughter of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany) but had no issue.
3. Margherita Gonzaga (2 October 1591 – 7 February 1632) married Henry II, Duke of Lorraine an haed issue.
4. Vincenzo II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (7 January 1594 – 25 December 1627) married Isabella Gonzaga but had no issue.
5. Eleonora Gonzaga married Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor but had no issue.

Titles

• 28 February 1567 – 29 April 1584 Princess Eleonora de' Medici of Tuscany.
• 29 April 1584 – 14 August 1587 The Hereditary Princess of Mantua.

(14 August 1587 – 9 September 1611 The Duchess of Mantua.