Lucrezia D'Este (1535-1598)
Lucrezia d'Este may refer to: * (born ), daughter of Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, married Annibale II Bentivoglio (1467–1540) * Lucrezia d'Este (daughter of Sigismondo) (before 1490 – after 1505), see Sigismondo d'Este (1433–1507) and Malaspina family *Lucrezia d'Este (1535–1598) Lucrezia d'Este (16 December 1535 – 12 February 1598) was an Italian noblewoman. By birth she was a member of the House of Este, and by marriage to Francesco Maria II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino she was Duchess consort of Urbino and Sora, and ...

Ercole I D'Este, Duke Of Ferrara
Ercole I d'Este KG (English: ''Hercules I''; 26 October 1431 – 25 January 1505) was Duke of Ferrara from 1471 until 1505. He was a member of the House of Este. He was nicknamed ''North Wind'' and ''The Diamond''. Biography Ercole was born in 1431 in Ferrara to Nicolò III and Ricciarda da Saluzzo. His maternal grandparents were Thomas III of Saluzzo and Marguerite of Roussy. He was educated at the Neapolitan court of Alfonso, king of Aragon and Naples, from 1445 to 1460; there he studied military arts, chivalry, and acquired an appreciation for ''all'antica'' architecture and the fine arts, which would result in his becoming one of the most significant art patrons of the Renaissance. In 1471, with the support of the Republic of Venice, he became Duke on the death of his half-brother Borso, profiting from the absence of the latter's son, Niccolò, who was in Mantua. During an absence of Ercole from Ferrara, Niccolò attempted a coup, which was however crushed; Nicco ...
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Annibale II Bentivoglio
Annibale II Bentivoglio (1467
; Rendina, op. cit., gives 1469. – June 1540) was an Italian

condottiero

, who was shortly lord of

Bologna

in 1511–1512. He was the last member of

his family

to hold power in the city. He was the son of

Giovanni II Bentivoglio

.
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Lucrezia D'Este (daughter Of Sigismondo)
Lucrezia d'Este may refer to: * (born ), daughter of Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, married Annibale II Bentivoglio (1467–1540) * Lucrezia d'Este (daughter of Sigismondo) (before 1490 – after 1505), see Sigismondo d'Este (1433–1507) and Malaspina family *Lucrezia d'Este (1535–1598) Lucrezia d'Este (16 December 1535 – 12 February 1598) was an Italian noblewoman. By birth she was a member of the House of Este, and by marriage to Francesco Maria II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino she was Duchess consort of Urbino and Sora, and ...

Sigismondo D'Este (1433–1507)
Sigismondo d'Este (31 August 1433 - 1 April 1507) was a Ferrarese nobleman. He was lord of San Martino in Rio, Campogalliano, Rodeglia, Castellarano and San Cassiano, governor of Reggio, governor and duke's lieutenant of the duchy of Ferrara and captain-general of the duke of Ferrara's army. Life He was born in Ferrara, the second son of Niccolò III d'Este and his third wife Ricciarda di Saluzzo. In 1434 he was christened and armed as a knight of his godfather Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor. He, his mother and his elder brother fled to the court of Alfonso V of Aragon. In 1463 he was made governor of Reggio Emilia by Borso d'Este. In December 1470 he fought against count Guido Pepoli, plundering Pepoli's lands in retaliation for Pepoli's plundering of Sigismondo's lands. Borso was succeeded by Sigismundo's elder brother, who kept on Sigismondo as lieutenant of Reggio Emilia and had him rule the duchy when he was absent. Between 1467 and 1488 he fought in several wars on his brother ...
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Malaspina Family
The House of Malaspina was a noble Italian family of Longobard origin that descended from Boniface I, Margrave of Tuscany, Boniface I, through the Obertenghi line, that ruled Lunigiana from the 13th to the 14th centuries, and the Province of Massa and Carrara, marquisate of Massa and lordship of Carrara (which later became the Duchy of Massa and Carrara and at a later time the Principality of Massa and the Marquisate of Carrara) since the 14th century. History The founder of the Malaspina family was Oberto I, who became the count of Luni, Italy, Luni in 945. Oberto I was appointed as the marquise of the March of Genoa under the Italian king Berengar II of Italy, Berengario II in 951 and he became a count palatine in 953. Oberto I had two children; Oberto II, who inherited the title of count of Luni from his father, and Adalberto I, whose offspring founded the Pallavicino and the Cavalcabò families. Oberto II had four children; Bertha of Milan, the spouse of the King of Italy ...
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