Eleonora de Medici1

F, #220251, b. 28 February 1567, d. 19 September 1611

Last Edited=14 Mar 2009

    Eleonora de Medici was born on 28 February 1567.  (1) She was the daughter of Francesco I de Medici, Granduca di Toscana and Joanna Erzherzogin von Österreich.1 She married Vincenzo I Gonzaga, 4th Duca di Mantova, son of Guglielmo Gonzaga, 3rd Duca di Mantova and Eleonora Erzherzogin von Österreich, on 29 April 1584. (1) She died on 19 September 1611 at age 44 at Cavriana. (1) 

Children of Eleonora de Medici and Vincenzo I Gonzaga, 4th Duca di Mantova

Francesco IV Gonzaga, 5th Duca di Mantova+ b. 7 May 1586, d. 22 Aug 1612 (1)

Ferdinando Gonzaga, 6th Duca di Mantova b. 1587, d. 1626 (1)

Margherita Gonzaga+ b. 2 Oct 1591, d. 7 Feb 1632 (1)

Vincenzo II Gonzaga, 7th Duca di Mantova b. 1594, d. 1627 (1)

Eleanora Gonzaga, Principessa di Mantova b. 1598, d. 1655 (1)

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Eleonora de' Medici

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Eleonora de' Medici (February 28, 1567[1][2] – September 9, 1611) was the eldest child of Francesco I de' Medici and Johanna of Austria. In 1578, when Eleonora was eleven her mother died,[3] and her father later married Bianca Cappello.[4] Medici was one of seven children. One of her sisters Marie de' Medici became queen of France and was the mother of Louis XIII of France,[5] Marie made her sister Eleonora the godmother of Louis.[6] Eleonora and Marie also had another sister called Anna who died at the age of 14, the rest of Eleonora and Marie's siblings died during childhood also.[7]

Marriage

Medici married Vincenzo I Gonzaga on April 29, 1584,[2][8] for her husband it was his second marriage after he divorced Margerita Farnese. Three of her sons would become Dukes of Mantua and Montferrat and her daughter Eleonore would become a Holy Roman Empress. Her children were:

Francesco IV Gonzaga (May 7, 1586 – December 22, 1612), Duke of Mantua and Duke of Montferrat between February 9 and December 22, 1612.

Ferdinando I Gonzaga (April 26, 1587 – October 29, 1626), Duke of Mantua and Duke of Montferrat from 1612 until his death.

Guglielmo Dominico (1589 – 1591), died during childhood

Margerita Gonzaga (2 October 1591 – 7 February 1632) , wife of Henry II, Duke of Lorraine

Vincenzo II Gonzaga (January 7, 1594 – December 25, 1627), Duke of Mantua and Marquess of Montferrat from 1626 until his death.

Eleonore Gonzaga (September 23, 1598 – June 27, 1655), wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor.

Her two daughters were possible second wives to Philip III of Spain, after the death of his wife Margaret of Austria. In 1608 she arranged the marriage of her eldest son Francesco to Margaret of Savoy, this marriage produced three children, only the eldest daughter Maria reached adulthood, Maria was the mother of Eleanor Gonzaga who became Holy Roman Empress by her marriage to Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, they were the parents of four children, among them were Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria and Maria Anna Josepha, Archduchess of Austria.

[edit]Death

Eleonora died on September 9, 1611 in Cavriana, Italy, when she was 44.[9] Her husband outlived her by only one year, dying in 1612.[10], their son Francesco succeeded them, however Francesco was hardly Duke of Mantua for a year before his death also in 1612. Francesco was succeeded by his brothers, Eleonora's father died without a surviving male child so his brother Ferdinando succeeded him as Grand Duke of Tuscany.

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Eleonora de Medici1 F, #220251, b. 28 February 1567, d. 19 September 1611

Eleonora de Medici|b. 28 Feb 1567\nd. 19 Sep 1611|p22026.htm#i220251|Francesco I de Medici, Granduca di Toscana|b. 25 Mar 1541\nd. 19 Oct 1587|p11204.htm#i112038|Joanna Erzherzogin von Österreich|b. 24 Jan 1547\nd. 10 Apr 1578|p11204.htm#i112037|Cosimo I. de Medici, Granduca di Toscana|b. 12 Jun 1519\nd. 21 Apr 1574|p313.htm#i3128|Eleanora de Toledo|b. 1522\nd. 17 Dec 1562|p320.htm#i3198|Ferdinand I. von Habsburg, Holy Roman Emperor|b. 10 Mar 1503\nd. 25 Jul 1564|p10353.htm#i103524|Anna Jagellon|b. 23 Jul 1503\nd. 27 Jan 1547|p10587.htm#i105868|

Last Edited=4 Jun 2010

Eleonora de Medici and her son, Francesco Gonzaga by Laviana Fontana, 1591 2 Eleonora de Medici was born on 28 February 1567.1 She was the daughter of Francesco I de Medici, Granduca di Toscana and Joanna Erzherzogin von Österreich.1 She married Vincenzo I Gonzaga, 4th Duca di Mantova, son of Guglielmo Gonzaga, 3rd Duca di Mantova and Eleonora Erzherzogin von Österreich, on 29 April 1584.1 She died on 19 September 1611 at age 44 at Cavriana.1 Children of Eleonora de Medici and Vincenzo I Gonzaga, 4th Duca di Mantova 1.Francesco IV Gonzaga, 5th Duca di Mantova+1 b. 7 May 1586, d. 22 Aug 1612 2.Ferdinando Gonzaga, 6th Duca di Mantova1 b. 1587, d. 1626 3.Margherita Gonzaga+1 b. 2 Oct 1591, d. 7 Feb 1632 4.Vincenzo II Gonzaga, 7th Duca di Mantova1 b. 1594, d. 1627 5.Eleanora Gonzaga, Principessa di Mantova1 b. 1598, d. 1655 Citations 1.[S102] Roglo Geneweb Website, online <http://geneweb.inria.fr/roglo?lang=en>. Hereinafter cited as Roglo Geneweb Website. 2.[S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."