Vincenzo II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua explained

Vincenzo II
Succession:Duke of Mantua and Montferrat
Reign:29 October 1626 - 25 December 1627
Predecessor:Ferdinando Gonzaga
Successor:Charles I Gonzaga
Birth Date:8 February 1594
Death Date:25 December 1627(aged 33)
Death Place:Mantua, Duchy of Mantua
Burial Place:Basilica palatina di Santa Barbara
Spouse:Isabella Gonzaga
Father:Vincenzo I Gonzaga
House:House of Gonzaga
Mother:Eleonora de' Medici

Vincenzo II Gonzaga (8 February 1594[1] – 25 December 1627) was Duke of Mantua and Duke of Montferrat from 1626 until his death.

Vincenzo was the son of Duke Vincent I and Eleonora de' Medici[2] and inherited the duchy upon the death of his elder brother Ferdinand, receiving the imperial investiture on 8 February 1627.

He received a cardinalate in 1615 upon Ferdinando's succession, but did not travel to Rome to receive the red hat;[3] the following year he married his relative Isabella Gonzaga, daughter of Alfonso Gonzaga, Count of Novellara, and the pope deprived him of his cardinalate.

He and Isabella did not have any children, and as the only surviving son, he was encouraged to take a new wife; however the pope would not grant him a divorce.[4] Isabella was then accused of witchcraft, but was found innocent; three men were later executed for trying to murder her.

Vincenzo also had problems with money and sold several of his paintings and valuables, particularly to the English King Charles I.

Conscious of his poor health, the childless Vincenzo set up an inheritance for his lands through the marriage of his niece Maria (daughter of the former Duke Francis IV) with Charles of Nevers' son Charles of Gonzaga-Nevers. The elder Charles was a cousin of his father. Vincenzo died on the marriage day of Maria and Charles.

Family

Vincenzo II Gonzaga had no legitimate offspring from his wife, but he recognized four natural sons.[5] [6]

By Paola Scarpelli:

By Luigia "the Spanish":

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 15 June 2024 . Salvador Miranda . 1998 . en . The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of December 2, 1615 . cardinals.fiu.edu. .
  2. https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/medici-eleonora-de-1567-1611 Encyclopedia.com website, Medici, Eleonora de
  3. Web site: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, ‘’Biographical Dictionary of Pope Paul V (1605-1621), Consistory of December 2, 1615 (VI)’’ . . Florida International University .
  4. https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/oa_monograph/chapter/245190 Johns Hopkins University (Project Muse) website, The University of Mantua, the Gonzaga, and the Jesuits, 1584–1630, Chapter 9
  5. http://www.genmarenostrum.com/pagine-lettere/letterag/gonzaga/GONZAGA2.htm Genealogical Encyclopedia of the Mediterranean website, Gonzaga: Linea Sovrana di Mantova
  6. http://digilib.bibliotecateresiana.it/sfoglia_storia.php?id=&sottogruppo=164.F.27&gruppo=&creator=&title=&publisher=&date=&date1=&shelfmark=&op=esplora_ric&offset=608 Biblioteca Digitale Teresiana website, Albero genealogico dei Gonzaga