Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria

Also known as Isabella Clara Erzherzogin von Österreich, Isabella Clara of Austria

Isabella Clara of Austria was a Duchess consort of Mantua, Montferrat, Nevers, Mayenne and Rethel by marriage to Charles II, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat.

Occupation: politician
Position held: regent
Born: August 12, 1629
Died: February 24, 1685, February 24, 1665, 1685

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Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferratspouse Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferratchild Leopold V, Archduke of Austriafather Claudia de' Medicimother Sigismund Francis, Archduke of Austriasibling Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austriasibling Maria Leopoldine of Austriasibling Vittoria della Roveresibling

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Isabella Clara of Austria (12 August 1629 – 24 February 1685) was a Duchess consort of Mantua, Montferrat, Nevers (until 1659), Mayenne (until 1654) and Rethel (until 1659) by marriage to Charles II, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat. From 1665 to 1671, she was Regent of the Duchies of Mantua and Montferrat on behalf of her minor son. Accused of marrying her lover without Imperial consent, she was forced to take the veil as a nun and imprisoned at the Ursuline monastery of Mantua until her death. Life Birth and family

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Also known as Isabella Clara Erzherzogin von Österreich, Isabella Clara of Austria

Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria

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