Barbara Gonzaga (1455–1503)

Barbara Gonzaga (Italian: Barbara Gonzaga, German: Barbara Gonzaga; 11 December 1455 — 30 May 1503), nicknamed Barbarina, was an Italian noblewoman member of the House of Gonzaga and by marriage Countess consort (1474–1495) and first Duchess consort of Württemberg (1495–1496).

Barbara Gonzaga
Detail of The Court of Mantua by Andrea Mantegna, 1474. Currently in the north wall of the Camera degli Sposi at the north east tower of the Castel San Giorgio, Mantua.
Countess of Württemberg-Urach
Tenure12 April 1474 – 21 July 1495
Duchess of Württemberg
Tenure21 July 1495 – 24 February 1496
Born(1455-12-11)11 December 1455
Mantua, Margravate of Mantua
Died30 May 1503(1503-05-30) (aged 47)
Böblingen, Duchy of Württemberg
Burial
Frauenkloster, Kirchheim unter Teck
Spouse
(m. 1474; died 1496)
IssueBarbara of Württemberg
HouseGonzaga (by birth)
Württemberg (by marriage)
FatherLudovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua
MotherBarbara of Brandenburg
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