Ercole I d'Este | |
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Duke of Ferrara Duke of Modena and Reggio | |
Reign | 20 August 1471 - 25 January 1505 |
Predecessor | Borso d’Este |
Successor | Alfonso I d'Este |
Born | Ferrara, Duchy of Ferrara | 26 October 1431
Died | 25 January 1505 Ferrara, Duchy of Ferrara | (aged 73)
Spouse | Eleonora d'Aragon |
Issue | Isabella Beatrice Alfonso Ferrante Ippolito Sigismondo (illeg.) Lucrezia (illeg.) Giulio |
House | House of Este |
Father | Nicolò III d'Este |
Mother | Ricciarda of Saluzzo |
Ercole I d'Este KG (English: Hercules I; 26 October 1431 – 25 January 1505) was Duke of Ferrara from 1471 until 1505. He was a member of the House of Este. He was nicknamed North Wind and The Diamond.[1]