Vespasiano Vincenzo Gonzaga

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Vespasiano Vincenzo Gonzaga (1621–1687) was an Italian noble, by birth member of the House of Gonzaga and later Viceroy of Valencia.

Early life

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He was the second son of Cesare II Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla and his wife, Dona Isabella Orsini (1598–1623).

Marriage

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He married in 1646 in Spain with María Inés Manrique de Lara, 10th Countess of Paredes de Nava.

They had five children:

María Luisa Manrique de Lara y Gonzaga (1649–1721), 11th Countess of Paredes de Nava; married Tomás de la Cerda, 3rd Marquess of la Laguna, Viceroy of New Spain (1680-1686)
Josef de Lara y Gonzaga (1683-1727)
Maria Josefa Manrique de Lara y Gonzaga; married Don Antonio Caspar Pimentel Banoso de Ribera, 4th Marquesa de Malpica
Isabella Manrique de Lara y Gonzaga; died young
Diego Manrique de Lara y Gonzaga; died young

He was viceroy of Valencia between 1669 and 1675.

v t e House of Gonzaga
Generations start from Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga
1st Generation	Ludovico III, Marquis of Mantua Carlo
2nd Generation	Federico I, Marquis of Mantua Gianfrancesco, Count of Sabbioneta Francesco
3rd Generation	Clara, Countess of Montpensier Francesco II, Marquis of Mantua Sigismund Elisabetta, Duchess of Urbino
4th Generation	Eleonora, Duchess of Urbino Federico II, Duke of Mantua Ippolita Gonzaga Ercole Ferrante I, Count of Guastalla Paola
5th Generation	Francesco III, Duke of Mantua Guglielmo, Duke of Mantua Louis, Duke of Nevers Federico, Cardinal Gonzaga Cesare, Duke of Amalfi Francesco, Cardinal Gonzaga Gian Vicenzo, Cardinal Gonzaga
6th Generation	Vincenzo I, Duke of Mantua Margherita, Duchess of Modena Anne Juliana, Archduchess of Austria Charles, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat Ferrante II, Duke of Guastalla
7th Generation	Francesco IV, Duke of Mantua Ferdinando, Duke of Mantua Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Lorraine Vincenzo II, Duke of Mantua Eleonora, Holy Roman Empress Charles, Duke of Nevers Marie Louise, Queen of Poland Anne, Countess Palatine of Simmern Cesare II, Duke of Guastalla Vincenzo, Viceroy of Sicily Andrea, Count of San Paolo
8th Generation	Maria, Duchess of Montferrat Charles, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat Eleonora, Holy Roman Empress Vincenzo, Duke of Guastalla Ferrante III, Duke of Guastalla Vespasiano Vincenzo, Viceroy of Valencia
9th Generation	Ferdinando Carlo, Duke of Mantua Eleonora Luisa, Duchess of Rovere Antonio Ferrante, Duke of Guastalla Giuseppe, Duke of Guastalla Anna Isabella, Duchess of Mantua