| Margherita Gonzaga | |
|---|---|
 Portrait by Jean Bahuet, 1590. | |
| Duchess consort of Ferrara | |
| Tenure | 24 February 1579 – 27 October 1597 |
| Duchess consort of Modena and Reggio | |
| Tenure | 24 February 1579 – 27 October 1597 |
| Born | 27 May 1564 Mantua, Duchy of Mantua |
| Died | 6 January 1618 (aged 53) Mantua, Duchy of Mantua |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | |
| Father | Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua |
| Mother | Archduchess 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]
- ^ MARGHERITA Gonzaga, duchessa di Ferrara, Modena e Reggio. di Raffaele Tamalio - Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 70 (2008)