Ercole I. d'Este
Ercole I. d'Este (born October 26, 1431 in Ferrara ; † June 15, 1505 ibid) was one of Niccolòs III's legitimate children . d'Este , the Marquis of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio from the House of Este . He succeeded his half-brother Borso d'Este on August 20, 1471 as Duke of the named areas.
Ercole's achievement is the economic and cultural prosperity of his duchies. From 1490 he had Ferrara fortified by the architect Biagio Rossetti (1447–1516), but also expanded, with wide and straight streets being built for the first time in Europe - with a medieval town center .
Ercole I was married to Eleonora of Aragón (1450–1493), the daughter of King Ferdinand I , since July 3, 1473 . He and his wife had six children, four of whom are major members of the family, and at least one other was out of wedlock.
- Isabella d'Este (1474–1539) ⚭ 1490 Gianfrancesco II. Gonzaga (1466–1519), Margrave of Mantua
- Beatrice d'Este (1475–1497) ⚭ 1491 Ludovico Sforza (1452–1508) Duke of Milan
- Alfonso I. d'Este (1476–1534), Duke 1505, ⚭ 1) 1491 Anna Sforza (1473–1497), daughter of Galeazzo Maria Sforzas , ⚭ 2) 1502 Lucrezia Borgia (1480–1519), ⚭ 3) Laura Dianti ( † 1573)
- Ferrante d'Este (1477-1540)
- Giulio d'Este (1478–1561), out of wedlock
- Ippolito I. d'Este (1479-1520), cardinal 1493
- Sigismondo d'Este (1480-1524)
literature
- Trevor Dean: Ercole I d'Este. In: Fiorella Bartoccini (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 43: Enzo – Fabrizi. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1993.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Borso d'Este |
Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio 1471–1505 |
Alfonso I. d'Este |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ercole I. d'Este |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1431 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ferrara |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 15, 1505 |
| Place of death | Ferrara |