Guido Sforza Gonzaga

Guido Sforza Gonzaga (1552 – 23 February 1607) was an Italian nobleman and prince of the Holy Roman Empire.

[1] 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]