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Guido Sforza Gonzaga

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Anonymous miniature portrait of Guido Sforza Gonzaga.

Guido Sforza Gonzaga (1552 – 23 February 1607) was an Italian nobleman and prince of the Holy Roman Empire.[1]

Life

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He was a son of marquis Sigismondo II Gonzaga and Lavinia Rangoni, meaning that he belonged to the Marchesi or Vescovato cadet branch of the House of Gonzaga, a branch that originated with Giovanni Gonzaga, lord of Vescovato.[1][2]

Guido served as Grand Chamberlain to Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, then the same duke's ambassador to Maximilian II. He also fought against the Ottoman Empire in Hungary.[1]

Marriage and issue

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He and his wife Elena Campiglia (?-1596) had eight children:[1]

  • Eleonora (1591-?)
  • Elena, became a nun
  • Pirro Maria (1590–1628)
  • Sigismonda (1587–1595)
  • Elisabetta (1591-?)
  • Giuliana (1593–1599)
  • Caterina (1589–1609), became a nun
  • Laura (1595-?)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d (in Italian) Giuseppe Amadei and Ercolano Marani (editors), I ritratti gonzagheschi della collezione di Ambras, Mantova, 1980.
  2. ^ (in Italian) Pompeo Litta, Famiglie celebri d'Italia. Gonzaga di Mantova, Torino, 1835
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