Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers

Duke of Nevers and Rethel

Date of Birth: 22-Oct-1609

Place of Birth: France

Date of Death: 30-Aug-1631

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Charles II Gonzaga (22 October 1609 – 30 August 1631) was the son of Charles I, Duke of Mantua and Catherine de Lorraine-Guise (also known as Catherine de Mayenne), he was the Duke of Nevers and Rethel, together with his father. In 1621, he succeeded his uncle Henri de Lorraine-Guise as Duke of Mayenne.
In 1627 he married his cousin Maria Gonzaga, Marquise of Montferrat and heiress to the Duchy of Mantua.
However, Cesare II Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla and Emperor Ferdinand II rejected her claim to Mantua, leading to the War of Mantuan Succession (1628–1631). Charles was never the proper Duke of Mantua since he died at Cavriana six years before his father.
When the latter died in 1637, Charles's eight-year-old son, Charles II, became Duke of Mantua, his widow Maria acting as regent.
His daughter Eleonora became Holy Roman Empress.



Description	Swiss copperplate engraver and publisher
Date of birth/death	22 September 1593	19 June 1650
Location of birth/death	Basel	Bad Schwalbach
Work location	Switzerland (Zürich, Basel), France (Nancy, Paris), Netherlands, Germany (Strasbourg, Augsburg, Stuttgart, Oppenheim,Frankfurt)
Authority control	: Q57968 VIAF: 32000392 ISNI: 0000 0001 2126 6236 ULAN: 500010137 LCCN: n50035966 NLA: 35706082 WorldCat