Stella de’ Tolomei (died 1419), was an
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courtier and royal mistress. She was the official royal mistress of
Niccolò III d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara
Niccolò III d'Este (9 November 1383 – 26 December 1441) was Marquess of Ferrara from 1393 until his death. He was also a condottiero.
Biography
Born in Ferrara, the son of Alberto d'Este and Isotta Albaresani, he inherited the rule of t ...
for many years and the mother of several of his acknowledged illegitimate children.
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Ugo d'Este
Ugo d'Este, also known as Hugh Aldobrandino (1405 – May 21, 1425 in Ferrara), was the son of Niccolò III d'Este and his lover Stella de' Tolomei.
Early life
Although he was illegitimate, he was destined to succeed his father as Nicholò's eld ...
(1405–1425). Executed by his father on 21 May 1425 for allegedly having an affair with his stepmother Parisina
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* Malatesta (I) da Verucchio (1212–1312), founder of the powerful Italian Malatesta family and a famous condottiero
*Malatesta IV Baglioni (1491–1531), Italian condottiero and lord of Perugia, Bettona, ...
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Leonello d'Este
Leonello d'Este (also spelled Lionello; 21 September 1407 – 1 October 1450) was Marquess of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio Emilia from 1441 to 1450. Despite the presence of legitimate children, Leonello was favoured by his father as his successor ...
(1407–1450).
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Borso d'Este Borso d'Este, attributed to Vicino da Ferrara, Pinacoteca of the Castello Sforzesco">Sforza Castle in Milan, Italy.
Borso d'Este (1413 – August 20, 1471) was Duke of Ferrara, and the first Duchy of Modena and Reggio, Duke of Modena, which he rul ...
(1413–1471).
References
* Giuliana Berengan (Herausgeberin). „Le Dame della Corte Estense – Ferrara delle Donne – Itinerari al femminile“. Editore Atelier IL PASSAGGIO, Ferrara 1998.
1419 deaths
Italian ladies-in-waiting
Mistresses of Italian royalty
15th-century Italian women
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