He succeeded his father in 1632. In 1638 he sold all the minor Neapolitan fiefs and in 1640 also sold the Principality of Molfetta. He was invested as Knight of the Order of San Jago and Commendator of Villahermosa in 1639.[1]
Marriage and issueedit
On 25 June 1647, Ferrante III married Princess Margherita d'Este (1619-1692), daughter of Duke Alfonso III d'Este of Modena. They had six children:
Maria Vittoria (9 September 1659 – 5 September 1707), married in 1679 her cousin Vincenzo Gonzaga.
Vincenzo (d. 1665/66).
When Ferrante III died without surviving male heirs, the Duchy of Guastalla became officially a part of the Duchy of Milan, but was ruled by Ferdinando Carlo of Mantua (husband of the eldest surviving daughter) between 1678 and 1692. Due to Austrian intervention, the Duchy then passed to Vincenzo Gonzaga (husband of the second daughter).
Notesedit
^GONZAGA: DUCHI SOVRANI DI GUASTALLA in genmarenostrum.com [retrieved 24 February 2015.]
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