Eleonora Gonzaga (born 1630)
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Eleonora Gonzaga 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 ma
Portrait by Frans Luycx, c. 1650
Empress Eleonora as Diana, by Frans Luycx, ca. 1651.
Eleonora as a widow
Ferdinand III was Archduke of Austria, King of Hungary and Croatia from 1625, King of Bohemia from 1627 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1637 to his death.
Eleonora Gonzaga (born 1630)
…from the Nevers branch of the House of Gonzaga, and was Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia by marriage to Emperor Ferdinand III. Nicknamed the Younger (de: Jüngere) to distinguish herself from her namesake grandaunt, she was considered one of the most educated and virtuous women…
Portrait by Jan van den Hoecke, 1643
Christoph Simon von Thun (1582–1635), teacher of young Ferdinand III
Portrait of Ferdinand's wife Maria Anna of Austria, by Diego Velázquez
Portrait of Ferdinand III