Duchy of Ferrara

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The Duchy of Ferrara is a former sovereign state of northern Italy.

In 1264 Obizzo II d'Este was proclaimed lifelong ruler of Ferrara, seignior of Modena in 1288 and of Reggio in 1289.
In 1452 the family of Este, Lords of Ferrara, were created Dukes of Modena and Reggio, becoming Dukes of Ferrara in 1471.
In 1597, they lost the succession of Ferrara itself to the Papal States, when Alfonso II died without heirs .

[edit] Este Lords of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio

• Obizzo II d'Este 1264 - 1293
• Azzo VIII 1293 - 1308
• Aldobrandino II 1308 - 1326
• Obizzo III 1317 - 1352
• Niccolò I 1317 - 1335
• Aldobrandino III 1335 - 1361
• Niccolò II 1361 - 1388
• Alberto 1388 - 1393
• Niccolò III 1393 - 1441
• Leonello 1441 - 1450

[edit] Este Dukes of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio

• Borso 1450-1471 (Duke of Modena and Reggio from 1452, Duke of Ferrara from 1471)
• Ercole I 1471-1505
• Alfonso I 1505-1534
• Ercole II 1534-1559
• Alfonso II 1559-1597
  • 1597-: to the Papal States

[edit] See also

• Ferrara
• House of Este
• Historical states of Italy
• Holy Roman Empire

[edit] Sources

• Trevor Dean, Land and Power in Late Medieval Ferrara: The Rule of the Este, 1350-1450.(Cambridge University Press) 1987.

[edit] External links

• Il Castello Estense: genealogical tree