Charles II, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat

Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat was the son of Charles of GonzagaNevers of Rethel, Nevers, Mantua and Montferrat, and Maria Gonzaga. He followed his grandfather Charles I, Duke of Mantua in 1637 as ruler of these lands, the firstyears under regency of his mother Duchess Maria. OnMarch 1657 Charles II receives the appointment as Sosai Cesareo in Italy and Imperial Vicar. Charles sold the Duchies of Nevers and Rethel in 1659 to Cardinal Jules Mazarin, the factual Regent of France, and they became part of France.

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