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Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
1508Apr, 5

Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara

Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Italian noble (d. 1559)
Ercole II d'Este (5 April 1508 – 3 October 1559) was Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio from 1534 to 1559. He was the eldest son of Alfonso I d'Este and Lucrezia Borgia.

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