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Andrea Gonzaga, Count of San Paolo (died 1686), [1] was a member of the Italian House of Gonzaga, belonging to the cadet branch which ruled the Duchy of Guastalla.
He was the ninth son of Ferrante II Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla, and his wife Vittoria Doria, daughter of Giovanni Andrea Doria, eighth prince of Melfi.
In 1626 he bought from his father the fiefs of Serracapriola, Chieuti and San Paolo di Civitate, becoming Count of San Paolo. He married Laura Crispiano, of the family of the Marchesi of Fusara, with whom he had six children; one, Vincenzo was later sovereign Duke of Guastalla.
The House of Gonzaga is an Italian princely family that ruled Mantua in Lombardy, northern Italy from 1328 to 1708. They also ruled Monferrato in Piedmont and Nevers in France, as well as many other lesser fiefs throughout Europe. The family includes a saint, twelve cardinals and fourteen bishops. Two Gonzaga descendants became empresses of the Holy Roman Empire, and one became queen of Poland.
The Duchy of Mantua was a duchy in Lombardy, northern Italy. Its first duke was Federico II Gonzaga, member of the House of Gonzaga that ruled Mantua since 1328. The following year, the Duchy also acquired the March of Montferrat, thanks to the marriage between Gonzaga and Margaret Paleologa, Marchioness of Montferrat.
Giovanni Andrea Doria, also known as Gianandrea Doria, (1539–1606), was an Italian admiral from Genoa.
Francesco Maria de' Medici was a member of the House of Medici. He was successively a Governor of Siena, cardinal and later the heir of the duchy of Montefeltro by right of his mother.
Charles Gonzaga was Duke of Mantua and Duke of Montferrat from 1627 until his death. He was also CharlesIII Duke of Nevers and Rethel, as well as Prince of Arche and Charleville.
Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga was the only child of Duke Charles II of Mantua and Montferrat, and the last ruler of the Duchy of Mantua of the House of Gonzaga.
Ferrante I Gonzaga was an Italian condottiero, a member of the House of Gonzaga and the founder of the branch of the Gonzaga of Guastalla.
The County of Guastalla was a feudal state in northern Italy, centered on Guastalla. The title of count was created in 1406 for Guido Torelli.
Vincenzo Gonzaga was the reigning Duke of Guastalla and a member of the House of Gonzaga.
Ferrante II Gonzaga was Count of Guastalla and, from 1621, Duke of Guastalla.
Cesare II Gonzaga was Duke of Guastalla.
Ferrante III Gonzaga, was a Duke of Guastalla.
The Duchy of Guastalla was an Italian state which existed between 1621 and 1748. It was bordered by the Duchy of Modena and Reggio and the Po River to the north, on the opposite bank of the Duchy of Mantua.
Antonio Ferrante Gonzaga was the reigning Duke of Guastalla and a member of the House of Gonzaga.
Giuseppe Gonzaga was the last reigning Duke of Guastalla and a member of the House of Gonzaga.
Isabella Clara of Austria was a Duchess consort of Mantua, Montferrat, Nevers, Mayenne and Rethel by marriage to Charles II, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat.
Vicente de Gonzaga y Doria, was Viceroy of Valencia, 1663, Viceroy of Catalonia, 1664–1667 and Viceroy of Sicily, 1678, second of the 11 sons/daughters of Ferrante II Gonzaga, 1st Duke of Guastalla,, married in 1587 to Donna Vittoria Doria dei Principi di Melfi, (1569–1618), daughter of Genoese Admiral of the Spanish Fleet and Member of the Spanish Royal Council, Giovanni Andrea Doria, Prince of Melfi.
Anna Isabella Gonzaga, was a Duchess consort of Mantua and Montferrat and heir of the Duchy of Guastalla, including Luzzara and Reggiolo; married in 1671 to Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat. She was the regent of Mantua in the absence of her spouse in 1691-1692, and during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1702-1703.