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Margaret of Bavaria, Marchioness of Mantua

Marchioness consort of Mantua (1442–1479)

Field	Value
name	Margaret of Bavaria
image	MargareteBayMantua.jpg
caption	Margaret of Bavaria
noble family	House of Wittelsbach
issue	Clara Gonzaga
Francesco II Gonzaga
Sigismondo Gonzaga
Elisabetta Gonzaga
Maddalena Gonzaga
Giovanni Gonzaga
father	Albert III, Duke of Bavaria
mother	Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck
spouse	Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua
birth_date	1442
birth_place	Munich
death_date	1479
death_place	Mantua

Francesco II Gonzaga Sigismondo Gonzaga Elisabetta Gonzaga Maddalena Gonzaga Giovanni Gonzaga Margaret of Bavaria (1442–1479) was a Marchioness consort of Mantua, married in 1463 to Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua. She was regent in the absence of her spouse during his military campaign in 1479.

Life

Margaret was the daughter of Albert III, Duke of Bavaria and Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck. The marriage between Margaret and Frederico helped trading relations between the two states.

Margaret was not able to speak or read Italian when she arrived, but the relationship with Frederico was described as happy. The court was dominated by her mother-in-law, but Margaret avoided all conflicts.

During his war against Aragon, Frederico appointed Margaret as regent in his absence during the spring and summer of 1479, during which she died.

Issue

Margaret and Frederico had:

Clara Gonzaga (1464–1503) married in 1482 to Gilbert of Bourbon-Montpensier Duke of Sessa parents of Charles III, Duke of Bourbon.
Francesco II Gonzaga (1466–1519) married in 1490 to Isabella d'Este
Sigismondo Gonzaga (1469–1525)
Elisabetta Gonzaga (1471–1526) married in 1489 to Guidobaldo da Montefeltro Duke of Urbino
Maddalena Gonzaga (1472–1490) married in 1489 to Giovanni Sforza Lord of Pesaro and Gradara
Giovanni Gonzaga (1474–1525) married in 1493 Laura Bentivoglio (d.1523)

References

Sources

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