Cesare II Gonzaga

Cesare II Gonzaga (Mantua, 1592 – 26 February 1632) was Duke of Guastalla.

He was the son of Ferrante II Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla and Duke of Amalfi and of Vittoria Doria.<br> He succeeded his father in 1630, but died 2 years later.

From 1630 to 1632 he was General Commissar in Italy for Ferdinand II.

Cesar married in 1612 with Isabella Orsini (1598–1623), and had:

• Ferrante III Gonzaga (1618–1678), next Duke of Guastalla.
• Vespasiano Vincenzo Gonzaga, (1621–1687), Viceroy of Valencia, married María Inés Manrique de Lara, daughter and heiress of Manuel 9th Count of Prades de Nava

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