Beatrice d'Este
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Beatrice d'Este was a noblewoman from Ferrara, duchess of Bari and Milan by her marriage to Ludovico Sforza. She was known as a woman of culture, an important patron of arts and science and a leader i
Miniature of Beatrice at the age of 18, by Giovanni Pietro Birago.
Ercole d'Este, Beatrice's father, in a sculpture by Sperandio Savelli.
Bust of Ferrante of Aragon king of Naples, grandfather of Beatrice
Beatrice at the age of ten by Cosmè Tura, 1485
Eleanor of Naples was Duchess of Ferrara by marriage to Ercole I d'Este. She was the first duchess of Ferrara, and mother of many famous Renaissance figures. She was a well known political figure, and
Beatrice d'Este
…who was on the verge of conquering Milan. She was born on 29 June 1475 in the Castello Estense in Ferrara as the second child of Ercole I d'Este and Eleanor of Aragon. As his father did not yet have a male heir, Beatrice's birth was a disappointment to her family and the court. At the age of two, her mother took…
Legitimate children of Hercules and Eleanor: Isabella, Alfonso, Ferrante, Ippolito and Sigismondo had inherited the typical Este nose of their father; Beatrice the slightly upturned one of her mother. Furthermore, all were dark-haired, except Ferrante and Sigismondo, who had recovered, as it seems, the traditional blond of the Este.