Anna Gonzaga | |||||
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Countess Palatine of Simmern | |||||
Born | 1616 Paris, France | ||||
Died | 6 July 1684 (aged 67–68) Paris, France | ||||
Spouse | |||||
Issue Detail | Louise Marie, Princess of Salm Anne Henriette, Princess of Condé Bénédicte, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg | ||||
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House | Gonzaga | ||||
Father | Charles Gonzaga | ||||
Mother | Catherine of Lorraine |
Anna Gonzaga (Anna Marie; 1616 – 6 July 1684) was an Italian French noblewoman and salonist. The youngest daughter of Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, and Catherine de Mayenne (herself daughter of Charles, Duke of Mayenne), Anna was "Princess Palatine" as the wife of Edward of the Palatinate, a grandson of King James I of England and uncle to King George I of Great Britain. She bore Edward three children, all daughters. Had Anna not converted Edward to Catholicism, the English throne might have passed to their descendants.