Guido Sforza Gonzaga

He was a son of marquis Sigismondo II Gonzaga and Lavinia Rangoni, meaning that he belonged to the Marchesi or Vescovato cadet branch of the House of Gonzaga, a branch that originated with Giovanni Gonzaga, lord of Vescovato.^[1][2]

Guido served as Grand Chamberlain to Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, then the same duke's ambassador to Maximilian II. He also fought against the Ottoman Empire in Hungary.^[1]

He and his wife Elena Campiglia (?-1596) had eight children:^[1]

• Eleonora (1591-?)
• Elena, became a nun
• Pirro Maria (1590–1628)
• Sigismonda (1587–1595)
• Elisabetta (1591-?)
• Giuliana (1593–1599)
• Caterina (1589–1609), became a nun
• Laura (1595-?)