Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua

Guglielmo Gonzaga
Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
Duke of Mantua and Montferrat
Reign22 February 1550 - 14 August 1587
PredecessorFrancesco III Gonzaga
SuccessorVincenzo I Gonzaga
Born24 April 1538
Mantua, Duchy of Mantua
Died14 August 1587(1587-08-14) (aged 49)
Goito, Duchy of Mantua
Spouse
(m. 1561)
Issue
HouseGonzaga
FatherFederico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
MotherMargaret Palaeologina

Guglielmo Gonzaga (24 April 1538 – 14 August 1587) was Duke of Mantua from 1550 to 1587, and of Montferrat from 1574 to 1587. He was the second son of Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Margaret Palaeologina of Montferrat.[1] In 1574, Montferrat was elevated to a Duchy and Guglielmo became its first duke. He was succeeded as Duke of both duchies by his son Vincenzo.

  1. ^ Parrott 1997, p. 22.