Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Ferrara

Margherita Gonzaga
Portrait by Jean Bahuet, 1590.
Duchess consort of Ferrara
Tenure24 February 1579 – 27 October 1597
Duchess consort of Modena and Reggio
Tenure24 February 1579 – 27 October 1597
Born27 May 1564
Mantua, Duchy of Mantua
Died6 January 1618(1618-01-06) (aged 53)
Mantua, Duchy of Mantua
Burial
Spouse
FatherGuglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
MotherArchduchess Eleanor of Austria

Margherita Barbara Gonzaga (27 May 1564 – 6 January 1618), was an Italian noblewoman, Duchess consort of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio between 1579 and 1597 by marriage to Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio. She was a significant cultural patron in Ferrara and Modena.

She acted as Regent for the Duchy of Montferrat during the absence of her brother in 1610 and in 1602, as well as the de facto Regent of the Duchy of Mantua and Montferrat in the period between the death of her nephew in 1612 and the enthronement of her other nephew.[1]

  1. ^ MARGHERITA Gonzaga, duchessa di Ferrara, Modena e Reggio. di Raffaele Tamalio - Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 70 (2008)

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