Guglielmo Gonzaga was Duke of Mantua from 1550 to 1587, and of Montferrat from 1574 to 1587. He was the second son of Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Margaret Palaeologina of Montferrat. In 15
16th-century portrait
Vincenzo I Gonzaga
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Vincenzo Ι Gonzaga was the ruler of the Duchy of Mantua and the Duchy of Montferrat from 1587 to 1612.
Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
…of Montferrat. In 1574, Montferrat was elevated to a Duchy and Guglielmo became its first duke. He was succeeded as Duke of both duchies by his son Vincenzo. Guglielmo was particularly interested in sacred vocal music, and is known particularly to music historians for his extensive correspondence with the…
Vincenzo I Gonzaga on the day of his coronation
Eleonora de' Medici.