Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua

Francesco III Gonzaga
Duke of Mantua (as Francesco III)
Duke of Montferrat (as Francesco I)
ReignJune 28 1540 – 21 February 1550
PredecessorFederico II Gonzaga
SuccessorGuglielmo I Gonzaga
Born10 March 1533
Mantua, Duchy of Mantua
Died22 February 1550(1550-02-22) (aged 16)
Mantua, Duchy of Mantua
SpouseCatherine of Austria
(m. 1549–50; his death)
HouseHouse of Gonzaga
FatherFederico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
MotherMargaret Paleologina

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.[1]

  1. ^ Parrott 1997, p. 22.

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