Margherita Malatesta
Margherita Malatesta | |
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| Consort of the ruler of Mantua | |
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| Reign | 1393-1399 |
| Predecessor | Agnese Visconti |
| Successor | Paola Malatesta |
| Born | 1370 |
| Died | February 28, 1399 Mantua |
| Buried | Church of San Francesco (Mantua) |
| Noble family | House of Malatesta |
| Spouse(s) | Francesco I Gonzaga |
| Issue | Gianfrancesco Susanna |
| Father | Galeotto I Malatesta |
| Mother | Elisabetta da Varano |
Margherita Malatesta of the House of Malatesta (1370 – 28 February 1399) was the wife of Francesco I Gonzaga of the powerful House of Gonzaga, the ruler of Mantua in the north of the Italian peninsula, whom she married in 1393. She acted as regent during the absence of her spouse in 1398-1399.