Francesco Maria de' Medici
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Francesco Maria de' Medici was a member of the House of Medici. He was successively a Governor of Siena, and later the heir of the duchy of Montefeltro by right of his mother. He was also a cardinal o
Portrait by Justus Sustermans, 1678
Francesco Maria de' Medici as an infant
1686 bust of cardinal Francesco Maria by Giovanni Battista Foggini
Eleonora Luisa Gonzaga
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Eleonora Luisa Gonzaga was the Duchess of Rovere and Montefeltro as the wife of Francesco Maria de' Medici. She was the eldest child of Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla and Sabbioneta and his secon
Francesco Maria de' Medici
…remained barren. In 1709, when his health had already deteriorated, he obtained the Papal dispensation from the cardinalate, and was forced to marry Eleonora Luisa Gonzaga, daughter of Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla, in an attempt to save the dynasty. Married by proxy on 16 June 1709, the couple were married in person…
Eleonora Luisa Gonzaga, Duchess of Rovere and Montefeltro