Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers

Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers
Portrait of Charles of Gonzaga-Nevers from Matthäus Merian's Theatrum Europaeum
Born (1609-10-22)22 October 1609
Died (1631-08-30)30 August 1631
Cavriana
Noble family Gonzaga
Spouse(s)
Issue
Father Charles I, Duke of Mantua
Mother Catherine de Lorraine-Guise-Mayenne

Charles II Gonzaga (22 October 1609 – 30 August 1631) was the son of Charles I, Duke of Mantua and Catherine de Lorraine-Guise (also known as Catherine de Mayenne), he was the Duke of Nevers and Rethel, together with his father.

In 1621, he succeeded his uncle Henri de Lorraine-Guise as Duke of Mayenne.
In 1627 he married his cousin Maria Gonzaga, Marquise of Montferrat and heiress to the Duchy of Mantua. However, Cesare II Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla and Emperor Ferdinand II rejected her claim to Mantua, leading to the War of Mantuan Succession (1628–1631).

Charles was never the proper Duke of Mantua since he died at Cavriana six years before his father. When the latter died in 1637, Charles's eight-year-old son, Charles II, became Duke of Mantua, his widow Maria acting as regent. His daughter Eleonora became Holy Roman Empress.

Family

In December 1627 he married his cousin Maria Gonzaga, the marriage being arranged by Vincenzo II Gonzaga.

Charles and Maria had three children:

Ancestry

Preceded by
Henry of Lorraine		 Duc de Mayenne
1621–1631		 Succeeded by
Ferdinand Gonzaga
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