Anna Isabella Gonzaga
Anna Isabella Gonzaga (12 Februar 1655 – 11 August 1703), wis a Duchess consort o Mantua an Montferrat an heir o the Duchy o Guastalla, including Luzzara an Reggiolo; mairit in 1671 to Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat. She wis the regent o Mantua during the War o the Spaingie Succession.
| Anna Isabella Gonzaga | |||||
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| Duchess o Mantua an Montferrat | |||||
| Tenure | 1671 –1702 | ||||
| Born | 12 Februar 1655 Guastalla, Italy | ||||
| Dee'd | 11 August 1703 (aged 48) Mantua, Italy | ||||
| Buirial | San Maurizio, Mantua | ||||
| Spouse | Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga | ||||
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| Hoose | Gonzaga (bi birth) Gonzaga (bi mairiage) | ||||
| Faither | Ferrante III o Guastalla | ||||
| Mither | Margherita d'Este | ||||
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In Julie o 1670, she mairit Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke o Mantua an Montferrat. Aa she wis a dochter o Ferrante III Gonzaga, Duke o Guastalla. This mairiage wis arranged bi the assistance o his aunt, Haly Roman Empress Dowager Eleanora Gonzaga (wife o Ferdinand III, Haly Roman Emperor) an took place in 1671. Anna Isabella Gonzaga wis the heir o the Duchy o Guastalla an Luzzara, an her rights transferred these areas, which haed long been a source o conflict atween the twa Gonzaga lines, tae the Mantua line o the Hoose o Gonzaga. During the years o the government o the Duke Ferdinando Carlo, the duchy of Mantua had a period o development an autonomy in respect o the Empire. This aroused the suspicions o the Spain which, fearing the strengthening o the small state o Mantua, decided to suspend payment o the annual contribution o 50,000 crowns a garrison o Casale, thus provoking the wrath of the Duke o Mantua. They haed nae issue. Duke Ferdinando Carlo would later mairy Suzanne Henriette o Lorraine.