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Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara

1508 - 1559

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Ercole II d'Este (4 April 1508 – 3 October 1559) was Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio from 1534 to 1559. He was the eldest son of Alfonso I d'Este and Lucrezia Borgia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara is the 2,570th most popular politician (up from 3,805th in 2019), the 864th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,180th in 2019) and the 184th most popular Italian Politician.

Ercule II D'Este, Duke of Ferrara, is most famous for his work in the arts. He was an artist and patron of the arts. He was also a poet, musician, and composer.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 2,570 out of 19,576. Before him are Milo of Croton, Richard II, Duke of Normandy, Al-Maqdisi, Empress Wanrong, Shoshenq II, and Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria. After him are Princess Caroline of Great Britain, Tudḫaliya IV, Biljana Plavšić, Andrew III of Hungary, Henry V, Count of Luxembourg, and Vasily Blokhin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1508, Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 5. Before him are Andrea Palladio, Jane Seymour, Humayun, and Nikola IV Zrinski. After him are Pieter Aertsen, Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, Primož Trubar, Gemma Frisius, Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly, Marin Držić, and Nicolás Monardes. Among people deceased in 1559, Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 5. Before him are Pope Paul IV, Henry II of France, Christian II of Denmark, and Christian III of Denmark. After him are Isabella Jagiellon, Beyhan Sultan, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk, William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Benvenuto Tisi, and Gelawdewos.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 864 out of 5,161. Before him are Euhemerus (-330), Stefania Sandrelli (1946), Milo of Croton (-557), Sejanus (-20), Fabio Cannavaro (1973), and Giuseppe Torelli (1658). After him are Roberto Mancini (1964), Andrew III of Hungary (1265), Antonio Tabucchi (1943), Francesco Cavalli (1602), Antipope Felix II (300), and Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma (1503).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 184. Before him are Giovanna of Italy (1907), Vannozza dei Cattanei (1442), Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta (1900), Lucius Cornelius Cinna (-135), Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary (1776), and Milo of Croton (-557). After him are Andrew III of Hungary (1265), Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma (1503), Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1351), Phalaris (-700), Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily (1782), and Filippo Maria Visconti (1392).

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