Leonello d'Este

Portrait of Lionello d'Este by Pisanello

Leonello d'Este (born September 21, 1407 - October 1, 1450 ) was from 1441 Marchese ( Margrave ) of Ferrara from the House of Este .

He was the second of three illegitimate sons of Niccolò III. d'Este with Stella de 'Tolomei .

He received his military training from the Condottiere Braccio da Montone , his humanistic training from Guarino da Verona . After the execution of his older brother Ugo Aldobrandino in 1425, he became Niccolò's sole heir. In 1441 he inherited his father's property in northern Italy.

He and later his brothers Borso , Ercole I and Alfonso I made Ferrara one of the centers of humanistic culture and art. To this end, they exploited the state's economic resources by using the public revenues for military expenditure and, in some cases, for works of art.

A medal by Pisanello shows the margrave's head, turned to the left, with his name and title over a juniper branch in Latin. The reverse side shows symbols of human transience, circumscribed by the name of the artist and bordered by juniper branches in the lower margin.

Marriages and children

In 1435 he married Margherita Gonzaga († 1439; daughter of Gianfrancesco I. Gonzaga )
- Niccolò d'Este (1438–1476)
In 1444 he married Maria († 1449; illegitimate daughter of King Alfonso V of Aragon)
- Isabella d'Este ∞ Niccolò della Scala (1415–1478; see Scaliger )

literature

Giampiero Brunelli: Este, Leonello (Lionello) d '. In: Fiorella Bartoccini (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 43: Enzo – Fabrizi. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1993.

Individual evidence

↑ Text and image sources: Morton & Eden auction catalog, London, UK for the auction of part of the collection of the New York coin dealer and collector Lawrence R. Stack on December 9, 2009 at Sotheby's. There is also an illustrated review of this auction in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung on December 6, 2009, page 65.

Web links

Commons : Leonello d'Este - Collection of images, videos and audio files

predecessor	Office	successor
Niccolò III. d'Este	Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio 1441–1450	Borso d'Este

personal data
SURNAME	Este, Leonello d '
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Marchese (margrave) of Ferrara from 1441
DATE OF BIRTH	September 21, 1407
DATE OF DEATH	October 1, 1450

[1] Text and image sources: Morton & Eden auction catalog, London, UK for the auction of part of the collection of the New York coin dealer and collector Lawrence R. Stack on December 9, 2009 at Sotheby's. There is also an illustrated review of this auction in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung on December 6, 2009, page 65.