Ercole I d'Este

Ercole I d'Este
Ercole I d'Este, possibly by Dosso Dossi
(Galleria Estense, Modena), c. 1500-05
Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio
Reign20 August 1471 – 25 January 1505
PredecessorBorso d’Este
SuccessorAlfonso I d'Este
Born(1431-10-26)26 October 1431
Ferrara, Duchy of Ferrara
Died25 January 1505(1505-01-25) (aged 73)
Ferrara, Duchy of Ferrara
SpouseEleonora d'Aragon
IssueIsabella
Beatrice
Alfonso
Ferrante
Ippolito
Sigismondo
(illeg.) Lucrezia
(illeg.) Giulio
HouseHouse of Este
FatherNicolò III d'Este
MotherRicciarda of Saluzzo

Ercole I d'Este (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.

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