Alfonso II d'Este
Videos
Alfonso II d'Este was Duke of Ferrara from 1559 to 1597. He was a member of the House of Este.
Painting of Alfonso II d'Este from the studio of Cesare Aretusi
Lucrezia di Cosimo de' Medici
Renée of France
Videos
Renée of France, was Duchess of Ferrara from 31 October 1534 until 3 October 1559 by marriage to Ercole II d'Este, a grandson of Pope Alexander VI. She was the younger daughter of Louis XII of France
Alfonso II d'Este
…1533 – 27 October 1597) was Duke of Ferrara from 1559 to 1597. He was a member of the House of Este. Alfonso was the elder son of Ercole II d'Este and Renée de France, the daughter of Louis XII of France and Anne of Brittany, and was the fifth and last Duke of Ferrara. As a young man, Alfonso fought in the service…
Portrait by Corneille de Lyon, c. 1530
Renée in c. 1520 drawn by Jean Clouet, Condé Museum
Renée (far right) with her sister and nieces
Renée de France by François Clouet