Gonzaga, Anne de (1616–1684)

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Gonzaga, Anne de (1616–1684)

Countess Palatine. Name variations: Anne Gonzaga; Anne Simmern; princess Palatine. Born in Mantua (Mantova) in 1616 (some sources cite 1624); died in Paris, France, on July 6, 1684; daughter of Charles II Gonzaga, duke of Nevers (r. 1601–1637) and Catherine of Lorraine (daughter of Charles, duke of Maine); married Edward Simmern (1624–1663), duke of Bavaria and count Palatine of the Rhine (son of Frederick V of Bohemia and Elizabeth of Bohemia ), on April 24 or May 4, 1645; children: Louise-Maria (1646–1679, who married Karl Theodor Otto of Salms); Anne Henriette Louise (1647–1723, who married Henry Julius, prince of Conde); Benedicte Henriette Phileppine (1652–1730, who married John Frederick, duke of Brunswick-Luneburg).

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