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Eleonora Gonzaga

1598 - 1655

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Eleonora Gonzaga (23 September 1598 – 27 June 1655), was born a princess of Mantua as a member of the House of Gonzaga, and by marriage to Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, was Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia. Nicknamed the Elder (German: Ältere) to distinguish herself from her namesake great-niece, during her tenure, the Imperial court in Vienna became one of the centers of European Baroque music. As empress, Eleanora was a supporter of the Counter-Reformation. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eleonora Gonzaga is the 3,845th most popular politician (down from 3,336th in 2019), the 1,153rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,069th in 2019) and the 257th most popular Italian Politician.

Eleonora Gonzaga was a noblewoman of the House of Gonzaga who became Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania by her marriage to King Sigismund III Vasa. She was the mother of John II Casimir, who succeeded Sigismund as king of Poland.

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Among politicians, Eleonora Gonzaga ranks 3,845 out of 19,576. Before her are Heungseon Daewongun, Mohammad Shah Qajar, Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Herbert Backe, Alain Poher, and Ana Pauker. After her are Albert V, Duke of Bavaria, Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor, Intef II, Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia, Al-Muhtadi, and Imagawa Yoshimoto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1598, Eleonora Gonzaga ranks 6. Before her are Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Francisco de Zurbarán, Bonaventura Cavalieri, François Mansart, and Giovanni Battista Riccioli. After her are Maarten Tromp, Johann Crüger, Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler, William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Michael van Langren, and Daniele Crespi. Among people deceased in 1655, Eleonora Gonzaga ranks 5. Before her are Pope Innocent X, Cyrano de Bergerac, Pierre Gassendi, and Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg. After her are Margaret of Savoy, Vicereine of Portugal, Ukita Hideie, Cristóbal de Morales, Janusz Radziwiłł, Cornelis Schut, Eustache Le Sueur, and Francesco Molin.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Eleonora Gonzaga ranks 1,153 out of 5,161. Before her are Salvador Luria (1912), Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850), Johann Maria Farina (1685), Renato Dulbecco (1914), Mario Capecchi (1937), and Ettore Scola (1931). After her are Antonio Caldara (1670), Francesco Landini (1325), Constantius Gallus (325), Sebastian Cabot (1484), Luigi Russolo (1885), and Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy (1636).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Eleonora Gonzaga ranks 257. Before her are Hiero I of Syracuse (-600), Frederick of Naples (1451), Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma (1524), Giacomo Matteotti (1885), Bohemond II of Antioch (1108), and Quintus Aurelius Symmachus (340). After her are Constantius Gallus (325), Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy (1636), Tiberius Gemellus (19), Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1882), Salonia Matidia (68), and Andrea Gritti (1455).

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