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Gonzaga. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 |
 | | A younger brother, Ferrante Gonzaga, 150757, was generalissimo of Charles V in Italy, France, and Flanders. |
 | | A cadet line, established in France, had succeeded, by marriage, to the duchies of Nevers or Nivernais and Rethel and in 1627 began to claim the succession to Mantua and Montferrat, which were strategically located on the Lombard plain near the Alpine passes. |
 | | Its claim was strengthened by the marriage of Maria Gonzaga, sole heiress of the senior line, to Charles de Rethel, son of the duke of Nevers. |
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