Corradi da Gonzaga (Ancient arms)
Lords of Mantua
1328-1433
Luigi Gonzaga (1268–1360) People's Captain
- Luigi Gonzaga (1268–1360) elected People's Captain 1328–1360.
- Guido Gonzaga (1290–1369) People's Captain
- Ludovico II Gonzaga (1334–1382) People's Captain
Francesco I Gonzaga (1366–1407) permitted to use the arms of Visconti by Gian Galeazzo, Duke of Milan in 1389
Francesco I Gonzaga (1366–1407) Emperor Wenceslas, King of Bohemia granted him an augmentation of the arms of Bohemia in 1394
- Francesco I Gonzaga (1366–1407) ruler of Mantua from 1382. Francesco I Gonzaga was permitted to use the arms of Visconti by Gian Galeazzo, Duke of Milan in 1389. In 1394, Emperor Wenceslas, King of Bohemia granted him an augmentation of the arms of Bohemia.
Marquesses of Mantua
1433-1530
Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga (1395–1444) Marquess of Mantua
- Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga (1395–1444) Lord of Mantua 1407–1433 and Marquess of Mantua from 1433 to 1444. The first Gonzaga to bear the title of Marquess, which he was granted by Emperor Sigismund on 1433.
Ludovico III Gonzaga (1412–1478) Marquess of Mantua
- Ludovico III Gonzaga (1412–1478) Marquess of Mantua. Knight of the Order of the Elephant.
- Federico I Gonzaga (1441–1484) Marquess of Mantua
Francesco II (or IV) Gonzaga (1466–1519) Marquess of Mantua
- Francesco II (or IV) Gonzaga (1466–1519) Marquess of Mantua from 1484 and Gonfalonier of the Church from 1510. Knight of the Order of St. Michael. Married Isabella d'Este (1474–1539) daughter of Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara.
Dukes of Mantua
1530-1708
Federico II of Gonzaga (1500–1540) Marquess of Mantua
- Federico II of Gonzaga (1500–1540) Marquess of Mantua from 1484 and Duke of Mantua from 1530. Also Marquis of Montferrat from 1536. Gonfalonier and Captain General of the Church. Knight of the Order of St. Michael. Married Maria Paleologa (1508–1530) daughter of William IX, Marquess of Montferrat.
Francesco III Gonzaga (1533 - 1550) Duke of Mantua
- Francesco III Gonzaga (1533 - 1550) Duke of Mantua and Marquess of Montferrat. Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Married Archduchess Catherine of Austria (1533 – 1572) daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor.
Guglielmo I Gonzaga (1538-1587) Duke of Mantua
- Guglielmo I Gonzaga (1538-1587) Duke of Mantua and Marquess, then (from 1574) Duke of Montferrat (as Guglielmo X of Monferrato). Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Married Archduchess Eleanor of Austria (1534 – 1594) daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor.
Vincenzo I of Gonzaga (1562-1612) Duke of Mantua
- Vincenzo I of Gonzaga (1562-1612) Duke of Mantua and Montferrat. Founder and Grand Master of the Order of the Precious Blood in 1608. Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Married firstly Margherita Farnese (1567 – 1643) daughter of Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma and secondly Eleonor de' Medici (1567–1611) daughter of Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Francesco IV Gonzaga (1586 – 1612) Duke of Mantua
- Francesco IV Gonzaga (1586 – 1612) Duke of Mantua and Montferrat. Grand Master of the Order of the Precious Blood. Married Margaret of Savoy (1589–1655) daughter of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy.
Ferdinand I Gonzaga (1587 – 1626) Duke of Mantua
- Ferdinand I Gonzaga (1587 – 1626) Duke of Mantua and Montferrat. Grand Master of the Order of the Precious Blood. Founder and Grand Master of Order of the Immaculate Conception in 1623. Knight of the Order of Malta. Married Catherine de' Medici (1593–1629) daughter of Ferdinand I, Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Vincenzo II Gonzaga (1594 – 1627) Duke of Mantua
- Vincenzo II Gonzaga (1594 – 1627) Duke of Mantua and Montferrat. Grand Master of the Order of the Precious Blood. Married Isabella Gonzaga (1576 – 1630) daughter of Alfonso I Gonzaga, Count of Novellara and Bagnolo.
Charles I Gonzaga-Nevers (1580 – 1637) Duke of Mantua
- Charles I Gonzaga-Nevers (1580 – 1637) Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, Duke of Nevers and Rethel, Prince of Arche and Charleville (as Charles III). Grand Master of the Order of the Precious Blood. Grand Master of Order of the Immaculate Conception. Chevalier de l'Ordre du Saint-Esprit. Married Catherine de Mayenne (1585 – 1618) daughter of Charles, Duke of Mayenne.
Charles III Gonzaga (1629 – 1665) Duke of Mantua
- Charles III Gonzaga (1629 – 1665) Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, Duke of Nevers and Rethel, Prince of Arche and Charleville (as Charles IV). Sold the Duchies of Nevers, Rethel and Mayenne in 1659 to Cardinal Jules Mazarin. Grand Master of the Order of the Precious Blood. Married Isabella Clara of Austria (1629 –1665) daughter of Leopold V, Archduke of Austria.
Charles IV of Gonzaga-Nevers (1652 – 1708) Duke of Mantua
- Charles IV of Gonzaga-Nevers (1652 – 1708) Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, Prince of Arche and Charleville and Grand Master of the Order of the Precious Blood. Married firstly Anna Isabella Gonzaga (1655 – 1703) daughter of Ferrante III Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla and secondly Suzanne Henriette de Lorraine (1686 – 1710) daughter of Charles de Lorraine, Duke of Elbeuf. The last ruler of the Duchy of Mantua of the House of Gonzaga.
Dukes of Rethel and Nevers
1566-1659
Luigi of Gonzaga-Nevers (1539-1595) Duke of Rethel and Nevers
- Luigi of Gonzaga-Nevers (1539-1595) Duke of Rethel and Nevers and Pair de France, Prince of Mantua, third son of Frederick II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua. Chevalier Chevalier de l'Ordre du Saint-Esprit. Married Henriette of Cleves (1542 – 1601) Duchess of Nevers and Countess of Rethel, daughter of Francis I of Cleves, Duke of Nevers, Count of Rethel.
- Charles I Gonzaga-Nevers (1580 – 1637) Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, Duke of Nevers and Rethel, Prince of Arche and Charleville (as Charles III). Grand Master of the Order of the Precious Blood. Grand Master of Order of the Immaculate Conception. Chevalier de l'Ordre du Saint-Esprit. Married Catherine de Mayenne (1585 – 1618) daughter of Charles, Duke of Mayenne. See above
Charles II Gonzaga (1609 - 1631) Duke of Nevers and Rethel
- Charles II Gonzaga (1609 - 1631) Duke of Nevers and Rethel, Duke of Mayenne and Duke of Aiguillon. Knight of the Order of the Precious Blood. Married Maria Gonzaga (1609 – 1660) daughter of Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua.
- Charles III Gonzaga (1629 – 1665) Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, Duke of Nevers and Rethel, Prince of Arche and Charleville (as Charles IV). Sold the Duchies of Nevers and Rethel in 1659 to Cardinal Jules Mazarin. Grand Master of the Order of the Precious Blood. Married Isabella Clara of Austria (1629 –1665) daughter of Leopold V, Archduke of Austria. See above
Daughters:
Eleonora Gonzaga “the Elder” (1598 – 1655) Princess of Mantua, Holy Roman Empress
- Eleonora Gonzaga “the Elder” (1598 – 1655) Princess of Mantua, daughter of Vincenzo I of Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat. Married Ferdinand II (1578 – 1637) Holy Roman Emperor.
Eleonora Gonzaga “the Younger” (1630 – 1686) Princess of Mantua, Holy Roman Empress
- Eleonora Gonzaga “the Younger” (1630 – 1686) Princess of Mantua, Nevers and Rethel, daughter of Charles II Gonzaga-Nevers, Duke of Nevers and Rethel. Founder and Grand Mistress of the Order of Virtuosity in 1662. Founder and Grand Mistress of the Order of the Starry Cross in 1668. Married Ferdinand III (1608 – 1657) Holy Roman Emperor.
Marie Louise Gonzaga (1611 – 1667) Princess of Mantua, Queen of Poland
- Marie Louise Gonzaga (1611 – 1667) Princess of Mantua, Nevers and Rethel, daughter of Charles I Gonzaga-Nevers, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat. Married firstly Władysław IV Vasa (1595 – 1648) King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and secondly his brother John II Casimir (1609 – 1672) King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania.