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Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Ferrara

1564 - 1618

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Margherita Barbara Gonzaga (27 May 1564 – 6 January 1618), was an Italian noblewoman, Duchess consort of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio between 1579 and 1597 by marriage to Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio. She was a significant cultural patron in Ferrara and Modena. She acted as Regent for the Duchy of Montferrat during the absence of her brother in 1610 and in 1602, as well as the de facto Regent of the Duchy of Mantua and Montferrat in the period between the death of her nephew in 1612 and the enthronement of her other nephew. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Ferrara is the 894th most popular nobleman (down from 801st in 2019), the 2,687th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,573rd in 2019) and the 93rd most popular Italian Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Ferrara ranks 894 out of 1,415. Before her are Princess Sophia of Sweden, Günther von Schwarzburg, Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Eric I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Countess Palatine Hedwig Elisabeth of Neuburg. After her are Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, Renaud I, Count of Dammartin, Judith of Bavaria, Duchess of Swabia, Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony, and Burchard III, Duke of Swabia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1564, Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Ferrara ranks 14. Before her are Francisco Pacheco, Hans Leo Hassler, Ahmad Sirhindi, Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Federico Borromeo, and Joos de Momper. After her are John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg, Hans Rottenhammer, Pedro Páez, Ernest II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Sibylla of Anhalt. Among people deceased in 1618, Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Ferrara ranks 12. Before her are Anna of Tyrol, Petrus Gonsalvus, Philip William, Prince of Orange, John, Duke of Östergötland, Marie of the Incarnation, and Heo Gyun. After her are John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Giovanni Bembo, Nicolò Donato, and Gerbrand Bredero.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Ferrara ranks 2,687 out of 5,161. Before her are Gaetano Pugnani (1731), Félix Fénéon (1861), Giuseppe Acerbi (1773), Amedeo Amadei (1921), Massimo Bonini (1959), and Patty Pravo (1948). After her are Emma of Italy (null), Salvatore De Giorgi (1930), Ugolino di Nerio (1280), Massimo Ranieri (1951), Augusto Righi (1850), and Paul Henreid (1908).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Italy

Among noblemen born in Italy, Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Ferrara ranks 93. Before her are Margaret of Sicily (1237), Taddea Visconti (1351), Adalbert I of Ivrea (880), Matteo II Visconti (1319), Isabella d'Este, Duchess of Parma (1635), and Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1870). After her are Lucrezia Barberini (1628), Melus of Bari (1000), Beatrice of Sicily, Latin Empress (1252), Vespasiano I Gonzaga (1531), Guy, Margrave of Tuscany (900), and Nerio I Acciaioli (1400).

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