- Born on July 28, 1544 in Castel Goffredo
- Deceased on February 13, 1586 in Milan, at the age of 41 years
Parents
- Aloisio Gonzaga (1494 - 1549), signore di Castiglione, condottiere
- Caterina Anguissola (c. 1508 - 1550)
Family
- Married on November 15, 1566 in Madrid, with Marta Tana (1550 - 1605), demoiselle d'honneur de la reine Élisabeth de Valois, issuing
- Luigi (1568 - 1591)
- Rodolfo (1569 - 1593)
- Ferdinando (1570 - 1577)
- Carlo (1572 - 1574)
- Isabella (1574 - 1593)
- Francesco I (1577 - 1616)
- Cristierno (1580 - 1630)
- Diego (1582 - 1597)
Occupations
- governatore di Monferrato (1579)
- patrizio veneziano