Reign 1540 - 1550 Name Francesco Gonzaga, House House of Gonzaga | Successor Guglielmo I Gonzaga Predecessor Federico II Gonzaga | |
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Died 22 February 1550(1550-02-22) (aged 16) Spouse Catherine of Austria
(m. 1549–50; his death) | ||
Francesco III Gonzaga (10 March 1533 – 22 February 1550) was Duke of Mantua and Marquess of Montferrat from 1540 until his death. He was the eldest son of Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and his wife Margaret Paleologina.
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Early life
On 22 October 1549, he married Catherine of Habsburg, a daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I.
Honours
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