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Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara

1413 - 1471

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Borso d'Este (1413 – 20 August 1471) was the first Duke of Ferrara and Modena, ruling from 1450 until his death. A member of the House of Este, he secured his titles from both Emperor Frederick III in 1452 and Pope Paul II in 1471, strengthening the political status of the Este state. He is best known for his patronage of the arts and the lavish cultural life at his court in Ferrara. His most famous commission was the Bible of Borso d'Este, an illuminated manuscript regarded as a masterpiece of Renaissance book art. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara is the 8,328th most popular politician (down from 6,978th in 2019), the 2,112th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,868th in 2019) and the 535th most popular Italian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 8,328 out of 19,576. Before him are Lucius Licinius Murena, King Wuling of Zhao, Bob Brown, Otto, Duke of Burgundy, Stephen I, Ban of Bosnia, and Xiao Baojuan. After him are Ivica Račan, Ælfwynn, Nicomedes III of Bithynia, Bezprym, Rita of Armenia, and Amir Peretz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1413, Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 5. Before him are Louis, Duke of Savoy, Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg, Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī, and Catherine of Bologna. After him are Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg, Marco Barbarigo, Giosafat Barbaro, Sayf al-Din Khushqadam, and Vakhtang IV of Georgia. Among people deceased in 1471, Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 14. Before him are João Gonçalves Zarco, Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg, Edmund Beaufort, Emperor Go-Hanazono, and Otto V, Duke of Brunswick. After him are Cristoforo Moro, Antonio Beccadelli, and John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 2,112 out of 5,161. Before him are Albert Anastasia (1902), Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica (-230), Maria Salviati (1499), Antipope Innocent III (1150), Niccolò de' Niccoli (1365), and Olimpia Maidalchini (1591). After him are Attica (-55), Margaret of Durazzo (1347), Faustina Bordoni (1697), Andrea Sacchi (1599), Bobby Solo (1945), and Eugenio Barba (1936).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 535. Before him are Infante Alfonso of Spain (1941), Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Parma (1934), Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1587), Arnaldo Forlani (1925), Achille Varzi (1904), and Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica (-230). After him are Margaret of Durazzo (1347), Gaius Terentius Varro (-300), Sabinus Julianus (300), Gian Giacomo Trivulzio (1440), Titus Lartius (-600), and Cicero Minor (-65).

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