In 1607, Claudio Monteverdi dedicated his opera L'Orfeo to Francesco. The title page of the opera bears the dedication "Al serenissimo signor D. Francesco Gonzaga, Prencipe di Mantoua, & di Monferato, &c."
Bourne, Molly (2010). "The Art of Diplomacy: Mantua and the Gonzaga". In Rosenberg, Charles M. (ed.). The Court Cities of Northern Italy: Milan, Parma, Piacenza, Mantua, Ferrara, Bologna, Urbino, Pesaro, and Rimini. Cambridge University Press. p. 138-195.
Bourne, Molly (2016). "From court to cloister and back again: Margherita Gonzaga, Caterina dé Medici and Lucrina Fetti at the convent of Sant'Orsola in Mantua". In Cavallo, Sandra; Evangelisti, Silvia (eds.). Domestic Institutional Interiors in Early Modern Europe. Routledge. p. 153-180.
Raviola, Blythe Alice (2016). "The Three Lives of Margherita of Savoy-Gonzaga, Duchess of Mantua and Vicereine of Portugal". In Cruz, Anne J.; Stampino, Maria Galli (eds.). Early Modern Habsburg Women: Transnational Contexts, Cultural Conflicts. Routledge. p. 59-78.
francesco, gonzaga, duke, mantua, francesco, gonzaga, 1586, december, 1612, duke, mantua, montferrat, between, february, december, 1612, francesco, gonzagafrancesco, gonzagaduke, mantua, montferratreign9, february, 1612, december, 1612predecessorvincenzo, gonz. Francesco IV Gonzaga 7 May 1586 22 December 1612 was duke of Mantua and Montferrat between 9 February and 22 December 1612 Francesco IV GonzagaFrancesco IV GonzagaDuke of Mantua and MontferratReign9 February 1612 22 December 1612PredecessorVincenzo I GonzagaSuccessorFerdinando GonzagaBorn 1586 05 07 7 May 1586Mantua Duchy of MantuaDied22 December 1612 1612 12 22 aged 26 Mantua Duchy of MantuaSpouseMargaret of Savoy m 1608 wbr IssueMaria GonzagaHouseGonzagaFatherVincenzo I GonzagaMotherEleonora de Medici Contents 1 Biography 2 Family 3 Honours 4 Ancestry 5 References 6 SourcesBiography editBorn in Mantua he was the eldest son of Duke Vincenzo I and Eleonora de Medici 1 In 1607 Claudio Monteverdi dedicated his opera L Orfeo to Francesco The title page of the opera bears the dedication Al serenissimo signor D Francesco Gonzaga Prencipe di Mantoua amp di Monferato amp c Francesco became Duke upon his father s death on 9 February 1612 He died at Mantua on 22 December 1612 without male heirs He was succeeded by his brother Ferdinand however Charles Emmanuel I Duke of Savoy the father of Francesco s wife Margaret of Savoy disputed this leading to the War of the Montferrat Succession 1613 1617 Family editOn 19 February 1608 he married in Turin Margaret of Savoy 1589 1655 1 daughter of Charles Emmanuel I Duke of Savoy 2 They had Maria 29 July 1609 14 August 1660 2 married in 1627 Charles II of Gonzaga Duke of Rethel and Nevers 3 Ludovico 27 April 1611 3 August 1612 Eleanore 12 September 1612 13 September 1612 Honours edit nbsp Grand Master of the Order of the RedeemerAncestry editAncestors of Francesco IV Gonzaga Duke of Mantua16 Francesco II Gonzaga Marquess of Mantua8 Federico II Duke of Mantua17 Isabella d Este4 Guglielmo X Gonzaga Duke of Mantua18 William IX Marquess of Montferrat9 Margaret Palaeologina19 Anne of Alencon2 Vincenzo Gonzaga Duke of Mantua20 Philip I of Castile10 Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor21 Joanna of Castile5 Archduchess Eleanor of Austria22 Vladislas II of Hungary11 Anna of Bohemia and Hungary23 Anna of Foix Candale1 Francesco IV Gonzaga Duke of Mantua24 Giovanni dalle Bande Nere12 Cosimo I de Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany25 Maria Salviati6 Francesco I de Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany26 Pedro Alvarez de Toledo 2nd Marquis of Villafranca13 Eleanor of Toledo27 Maria Osorio3 Eleonora de Medici28 Philip I of Castile 20 14 Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor 10 29 Joanna of Castile 21 7 Archduchess Joanna of Austria30 Vladislas II of Hungary 22 15 Anna of Bohemia and Hungary 11 31 Anna of Foix Candale 23 References edit a b Bourne 2010 p 182 a b Raviola 2016 p 59 Bourne 2016 p 162 Sources editBourne Molly 2010 The Art of Diplomacy Mantua and the Gonzaga In Rosenberg Charles M ed The Court Cities of Northern Italy Milan Parma Piacenza Mantua Ferrara Bologna Urbino Pesaro and Rimini Cambridge University Press p 138 195 Bourne Molly 2016 From court to cloister and back again Margherita Gonzaga Caterina de Medici and Lucrina Fetti at the convent of Sant Orsola in Mantua In Cavallo Sandra Evangelisti Silvia eds Domestic Institutional Interiors in Early Modern Europe Routledge p 153 180 Raviola Blythe Alice 2016 The Three Lives of Margherita of Savoy Gonzaga Duchess of Mantua and Vicereine of Portugal In Cruz Anne J Stampino Maria Galli eds Early Modern Habsburg Women Transnational Contexts Cultural Conflicts Routledge p 59 78 Francesco IV Gonzaga Duke of MantuaHouse of GonzagaBorn 7 May 1586 Died 22 December 1612 Regnal titles Preceded byVincenzo I Duke of Mantua1612 Succeeded byFerdinando Duke of Montferrat1612 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francesco IV Gonzaga Duke of Mantua amp oldid 1197370019, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
