Margherita Malatesta | |
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Consort of the ruler of Mantua | |
Coat of arms | |
Reign | 1393-1399 |
Predecessor | Agnese Visconti |
Successor | Paola Malatesta |
Born | 1370 |
Died | Mantua | February 28, 1399
Buried | Church of San Francesco (Mantua) |
Noble family | House of Malatesta |
Spouse(s) | Francesco I Gonzaga |
Issue | Gianfrancesco Susanna |
Father | Galeotto I Malatesta |
Mother | Elisabetta da Varano |
Margherita Malatesta of the House of Malatesta (1370 – 28 February 1399) was the wife of Francesco I Gonzaga of the powerful House of Gonzaga, the ruler of Mantua in the north of the Italian peninsula, whom she married in 1393.[1] She acted as regent during the absence of her spouse in 1398-1399.[2]