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Ercole I d'Este
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Ercole I d'Este was Duke of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio from 1471 until his death in 1505. A member of the House of Este, he was known for his patronage of the arts and for strengthening the duchy's e
Ercole I d'Este, possibly by Dosso Dossi (Galleria Estense, Modena), c. 1500–05
Ercole I d'Este, possibly by Dosso Dossi (Galleria Estense, Modena), c. 1500–05
Portrait relief of Duke Ercole in armor by Sperandio Savelli, c. 1475
Portrait relief of Duke Ercole in armor by Sperandio Savelli, c. 1475
Grosh issued under Ercole I d'Este.
Grosh issued under Ercole I d'Este.
Children of Ercole I d'Este. Most inherited his nose and dark hair; Ferrante and Sigismondo were blond, like earlier Este ancestors.
Children of Ercole I d'Este. Most inherited his nose and dark hair; Ferrante and Sigismondo were blond, like earlier Este ancestors.
Ferrante d'Este
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Ferrante d'Este was a Ferrarese nobleman and condottiero. He was the son of Ercole I d'Este and Eleonora d'Aragona - he was named after his mother's father Ferdinand I of Naples. His five siblings wer
Miniature by Ferrante d'Este from the Historia Ferrariae by Pellegrino Prisciani, book VII (in ASMo, library manuscripts, 131, c. 2v). It would seem from this that his hair tended to blond, as it did for his brother Sigismund and many of his paternal uncles.
Miniature by Ferrante d'Este from the Historia Ferrariae by Pellegrino Prisciani, book VII (in ASMo, library manuscripts, 131, c. 2v). It would seem f
The Este siblings' medals: Isabella, Beatrice, Alfonso, and Ippolito.
The Este siblings' medals: Isabella, Beatrice, Alfonso, and Ippolito.