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Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara

1476 - 1534

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Alfonso d'Este (21 July 1476 – 31 October 1534) was Duke of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio from 1505 until his death in 1534. A prominent military leader during the Italian Wars, he served on various sides throughout the conflict. Renowned for his innovations in the use of artillery, he earned the nickname Duca Artigliere ("Artilleryman Duke"). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara is the 143rd most popular nobleman (up from 165th in 2019), the 730th most popular biography from Italy (up from 893rd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Italian Nobleman.

Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, was a member of the House of Este. He was the son of Ercole I d'Este and Renée of France. He was the grandson of Francesco I d'Este. He was the brother of Isabella d'Este. He was the uncle of Francesco II d'Este. Alfonso I was born in Ferrara, Italy. He married Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander VI and Vannozza dei Cattanei.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 143 out of 1,415. Before him are Tupou VI, Madeleine of Valois, Maria Anna of Bavaria, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Louis I, Duke of Orléans, and Ramesses XI. After him are William IX, Duke of Aquitaine, Mariana Victoria of Spain, Radbot of Klettgau, Chlodomer, Elisabeth Farnese, and Gaius Caesar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1476, Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 5. Before him are Pope Paul IV, Juan Sebastián Elcano, 2nd Dalai Lama, and Yeonsangun of Joseon. After him are Huayna Capac, Louise of Savoy, Cuitláhuac, Girolamo Fracastoro, Helena of Moscow, Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard, and Ayşe Hatun. Among people deceased in 1534, Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 4. Before him are Pope Clement VII, Hafsa Sultan, and Antonio da Correggio. After him are Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Thomas Cajetan, Marcantonio Raimondi, Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Stephen VIII Báthory, Otto Brunfels, Barbara Jagiellon, and Antonio da Sangallo the Elder.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 730 out of 5,161. Before him are Conrad of Montferrat (1146), Scipio Aemilianus (-185), Gianni Rivera (1943), Domenico Modugno (1928), Oriana Fallaci (1929), and Agostino Carracci (1557). After him are Giovanni Agnelli (1866), Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola (1507), Franco Zeffirelli (1923), Lucullus (-118), Marcus Furius Camillus (-446), and Salvatore Quasimodo (1901).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Italy

Among noblemen born in Italy, Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 14. Before him are Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549), Piero the Unfortunate (1472), Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia (1474), Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (1771), Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici (1360), and Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1590). After him are Elisabeth Farnese (1692), Gaius Caesar (-20), Gian Galeazzo Sforza (1469), Maria Goretti (1890), Isabella d'Este (1474), and Galeazzo Maria Sforza (1444).

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