Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa
| Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa | |||||
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| Archduchess of Austria-Este | |||||
Portrait by Anton von Maron, 1772 | |||||
| Duchess of Massa and Princess of Carrara | |||||
| 1st reign | 29 December 1790 – 1796 | ||||
| Predecessor | Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina | ||||
| Successor | Herself (in 1815) | ||||
| 2nd reign | 1815 – 1829 | ||||
| Predecessor | Herself (in 1796) | ||||
| Successor | Francis | ||||
| Born | 7 April 1750 Ducal Palace, Modena | ||||
| Died | 14 November 1829 (aged 79) Vienna, Austria | ||||
| Burial | Imperial Crypt, Vienna | ||||
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| House | Este | ||||
| Father | Ercole III d'Este, Duke of Modena | ||||
| Mother | Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina, Duchess of Massa | ||||
Maria Beatrice d'Este (Maria Beatrice Ricciarda; 7 April 1750 – 14 November 1829) was the last descendant of the House of Este, of the House of Cybo-Malaspina and, through her maternal grandmother Ricciarda Gonzaga, also of the Novellara branch of the House of Gonzaga. Ducal princess of Modena and Reggio, she became the sovereign duchess of Massa and Carrara from 1790 until 1796 and from 1815 until her death in 1829. Through her marriage, she was co-founder of the new branch, House of Austria-Este.