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Eleonora Gonzaga

1630 - 1686

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For the earlier woman of the same name and title, see Eleonora Gonzaga (1598-1655) Eleonora Gonzaga (18 November 1630 – 6 December 1686), was by birth Princess of Mantua, Nevers and Rethel from the Nevers branch of the House of Gonzaga and was Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia by marriage to Emperor Ferdinand III. Nicknamed the Younger (de: Jüngere) to distinguish herself from her namesake grandaunt, she was considered one of the most educated and virtuous women of her time. Fascinated by religious poetry, she founded a literary academy and was also a patron of musical theater. As Holy Roman Empress, she promoted the development of cultural and spiritual life at the Imperial court in Vienna, and despite being a staunch Catholic and benefactress of several monasteries, she had a tolerant attitude towards Protestantism. She established two female orders: the Order of Virtuosity (1662) and the Order of the Starry Cross (1668). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eleonora Gonzaga is the 242nd most popular nobleman (down from 170th in 2019), the 1,144th most popular biography from Italy (down from 931st in 2019) and the 31st most popular Italian Nobleman.

Eleonora Gonzaga was an Italian noblewoman who was a member of the House of Gonzaga and the wife of Francesco II, Duke of Mantua. She acted as the Regent of Mantua during the minority of her son from 1627 until 1637.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Eleonora Gonzaga ranks 242 out of 1,415. Before her are Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein, Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland, Charles, Count of Angoulême, Henry, Duke of Cornwall, Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia, and Godfrey I, Count of Louvain. After her are Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Userkare, Princess Maria Anna of Saxony, Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia, Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset, and Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1630, Eleonora Gonzaga ranks 4. Before her are Charles II of England, Sophia of Hanover, and Stenka Razin. After her are Hennig Brand, Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma, Olaus Rudbeck, Madame de Brinvilliers, Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts, Ludolf Bakhuizen, Josefa de Óbidos, and Pjetër Bogdani. Among people deceased in 1686, Eleonora Gonzaga ranks 4. Before her are Otto von Guericke, Nicolas Steno, and Louis, Grand Condé. After her are Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel, Carlo Dolci, Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, François Blondel, John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Pietro Mengoli, John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and Jacques d'Arthois.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Eleonora Gonzaga ranks 1,144 out of 5,161. Before her are Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma (1524), Giacomo Matteotti (1885), Luciano Spalletti (1959), Bohemond II of Antioch (1108), Quintus Aurelius Symmachus (340), and Giambattista della Porta (1535). After her are Amélie of Leuchtenberg (1812), Mina (1940), Salvador Luria (1912), Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850), Johann Maria Farina (1685), and Renato Dulbecco (1914).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Italy

Among noblemen born in Italy, Eleonora Gonzaga ranks 31. Before her are Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara (1545), Marie Joséphine of Savoy (1753), Luisa of Naples and Sicily (1773), Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1431), Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici (1667), and Archduke John of Austria (1782). After her are Gioffre Borgia (1481), Antonio Farnese, Duke of Parma (1679), Anna d'Este (1531), Mathilde Bonaparte (1820), Frederick IV, Duke of Austria (1382), and Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry (1798).

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