Eleanor Gonzaga (1630-1686)
Eleonora Gonzaga may refer to: * Eleonora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino (1493–1570), daughter of Francesco II Gonzaga; wife of Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino * Eleonora Gonzaga (1598–1655), daughter of Vincenzo I Gonzaga & Eleonora de' Medici; wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor * Eleonora Gonzaga (1630–1686) Eleonora Gonzaga (18 November 1630 – 6 December 1686), was by birth Princess of Mantua, Nevers and Rethel from the Nevers branch of the House of Gonzaga and was Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia by marriage ...

Eleonora Gonzaga, Duchess Of Urbino
Eleonora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino (31 December 1493 – 13 February 1550) was Duchess and sometime regent of Urbino by marriage to Francesco Maria I della Rovere, duke of Urbino. Life She was the eldest of the seven children of Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, and Isabella d'Este. Her father was a notorious libertine, her mother a famous patroness of the arts. On 25 September 1509 she married Francesco Maria I della Rovere, duke of Urbino, son of Giovanni della Rovere, duca di Sora e Senegaglia, and Giovanna da Montefeltro, and nephew of Pope Julius II. Their surviving children, two sons and three daughters, would all have progeny. Eleonora, who was largely responsible for the internal government of Urbino during her husband's exile, was an important patron of the arts in her own right. A princess of the highest culture, she was the friend of Pietro Bembo, Sadolet and Baldassarre Castiglione, as well as Torquato Tasso. Titian painted her once formally, in 1537 ...
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Eleonora Gonzaga (1598–1655)
Eleonora Gonzaga (23 September 1598 – 27 June 1655), was born a Princess of Mantua as a member of the House of Gonzaga, and by marriage to Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, was Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia. Nicknamed the Elder (german: Ältere) to distinguish herself from her namesake great-niece, during her tenure, the Imperial court in Vienna became one of the centers of European Baroque music. As Empress, Eleanora was a supporter of the Counter-Reformation. Life Early years Eleonora was born in Mantua on 23 September 1598,Semenov 2002, p. 198. as the youngest child of Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Monferrato, and his wife and first cousin Eleonora de' Medici. On her father's side her grandparents were Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrato and his wife Archduchess Eleanor of Austria, and on her mother's side her grandparents were Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and his first wife Archduchess Jo ...
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