Borso d'Este
Borso d'Este (born August 24, 1413 , † August 20, 1471 in Ferrara ) was the first Duke of Modena from the House of Este .
He was an illegitimate son of Margrave Niccolò III. d'Este of Ferrara , Modena and Reggio with Stella de 'Tolomei . He succeeded his brother Leonello d'Este on October 1, 1450 in his father's possessions as Margrave / Marchese.
He took Modena and Reggio from Emperor Friedrich III on May 18, 1452 . as duchies. On April 14, 1471 he accepted Ferrara as Duke of Paul II as a papal fief. Borso's court was the center of the Ferrara School of Painting , which included Francesco del Cossa , Ercole de 'Roberti and Cosmè Tura . Borso d'Este was not married and had no offspring. He was succeeded by his half-brother Ercole I. d'Este .
literature
- Luciano Chiappini: Borso d'Este. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 13: Borremans – Brancazolo. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1971.
- Karl-Georg Pfändtner: Un capolavoro finora sconosciuto dedicato a Borso d'Este nella Staatsbibliothek di Bamberga. Breve nota. Rivista di Storia della Miniatura 16 (2012), pp. 105-107.
- Karl-Georg Pfändtner: An unknown masterpiece for Borso d'Este in Bamberg. The Querimonia of Baldessare Fontanella with a portrait of Borso d'Este by Taddeo Crivelli. Bamberg State Library, MSc. Class. 86. Codices Manuscripti 76/77 (2011), pp. 39-41.
Web links
- Borso d'Este in Schedel's world chronicle of 1493
- Borso d'Este in a dedication addressed to him: Karl-Georg Pfändtner, A Newly-Discovered Masterpiece by Taddeo Crivelli: A Portrait of Borso d'Este in the Bamberg State Library. Manuscripts on my Mind (St. Louis / Missouri, USA, April 2011), p. 2. http://lib.slu.edu/files/special-collections/publications/vfl-newsletter-no-03.pdf
- The Querimonia with a portrait of Borso d'Este as a digital copy from the Bamberg State Library
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Leonello d'Este |
Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio 1450–1471 |
Ercole I. d'Este |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Este, Borso d ' |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duke of Ferrara and Modena |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1413 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 20, 1471 |
| Place of death | Ferrara |