Gonzaga

Gonzaga is the name of an historical Italian family of rulers, for which, see below.

Gonzaga is also the name of an exclusive fee-paying school in the Republic of Ireland which has educated many of the leading politicians, academics and businessmen of modern Ireland.

Gonzaga University is a Jesuit university located in Spokane, Washington

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The Gonzaga family ruled Mantua from 1328 to 1708. In 1433 Gianfrancesco Gonzaga assumed the title of Marquis[?] of Mantua and in 1530 Federico II received the title of Duke of Mantua. In 1531 the family acquired the Duchy of Monferrato through marriage.

The Gonzaga rulers were:

1. Luigi I (ruled 1328-1360)
2. Guido (ruled 1360-1369), son of Luigi
3. Ludovico I (1369-82)
4. Francesco I[?] (ruled 1382-1407), son of Ludovico I
5. Gianfrancesco I[?] (ruled 1407-1444), son of Francesco I
6. Ludovico II (ruled 1444-1478), son of Gianfrancesco I
7. Federico I[?] (ruled 1478-1484), son of Ludovico II
8. Francesco II (ruled 1484-1519)
9. Federico II (ruled 1519-1540), son of Francesco II
10. Francesco III[?] (ruled 1540-1550), son of Federico II
11. Guglielmo I (ruled 1550-1587), brother of Francesco III
12. Vincenzo I (ruled 1587-1612), son of Guglielmo I
13. Francesco IV (ruled 1612), son of Vincenzo I
14. Ferdinando I (1612-26), brother of Francesco IV
15. Vincenzo II (ruled 1626-1627), brother of Ferdinando I

The Duchy of Mantua then fell to the junior branch of Gonzaga-Nevers.

1. Carlo I (ruled 1627-1637)
2. Carlo III (ruled 1637-1665), grandson of Carlo I (Carlo II predeceased his father)
3. Ferdinando Carlo IV (ruled 1665-1708), son of Carlo III

In 1708, Mantua was seized by the Habsburgs, ending Gonzaga rule.