Overview
European dynasty of North Italian originWikidata record description. Read House of Este in the Wikipedia reader.
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The house, member by member
One family drawn as a tree, then every member, oldest first where a date is recorded.
4 children in the house
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Alfonso IV d'Este, Duke of Modena 1634 CE – 1662 CE -
Isabella d'Este, Duchess of Parma 1635 CE – 1666 CE -
Maria d'Este 1644 CE – 1684 CE -
Rinaldo d'Este 1655 CE – 1737 CE
Every member
People whose own records place them in this house.
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Welf I, Duke of Bavariac. 1035 CE – 6 November 1101 CE · Duke of Bavaria -
Beatrice d’Este29 June 1475 CE – 3 January 1497 CE · duchess of Milan and Bari -
Alfonso I d'Este21 July 1476 CE – 31 October 1534 CE · Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio (1476–1534) -
Ippolito d'Este20 March 1479 CE – 3 September 1520 CE · Catholic cardinal -
Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara5 April 1508 CE – 3 October 1559 CE · Child of Alfonso I d'Este -
Ippolito II d'Este25 August 1509 CE – 2 December 1572 CE · Child of Alfonso I d'Este -
Alfonso d'Este10 March 1527 CE – 1 November 1587 CE · Child of Alfonso I d'Este -
Luigi d'Este25 December 1538 CE – 30 December 1586 CE · Child of Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara -
Alessandro d'Este5 May 1568 CE – 13 May 1624 CE · Child of Alfonso d'Este -
Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena6 September 1610 CE – 14 October 1658 CE · Italian noble (1610–1658) -
Rinaldo d'Este1618 CE – 30 September 1672 CE · Catholic cardinal (1618-1672) -
Alfonso IV d'Este, Duke of Modena14 October 1634 CE – 16 July 1662 CE · Child of Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena -
Isabella d'Este, Duchess of Parma3 October 1635 CE – 21 August 1666 CE · Child of Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena -
Maria d'Este8 December 1644 CE – 20 August 1684 CE · Child of Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena -
Rinaldo d'Este26 April 1655 CE – 26 October 1737 CE · Child of Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena
Offices held in the house
The members in each office, in order — a selection from the office’s whole line.
Cardinal
- 6 holders
- 6 overlapping pairs
- 2 undated
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from 26 February 1561 CE Luigi d'Este Catholic cardinal -
from 3 March 1599 CE Alessandro d'Este Italian cardinal (1568-1624) -
from 16 December 1641 CE Rinaldo d'Este Catholic cardinal (1618-1672) -
from 2 September 1686 CE Rinaldo d'Este Duke of Modena, (1655-1737)
No dates recorded 2
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Dates unrecorded Ippolito II d'Este Catholic cardinal -
Dates unrecorded Ippolito d'Este Catholic cardinal
Duke of Ferrara and of Modena
- 3 holders
- 1 gap
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25 January 1505 CE – 31 October 1534 CE Alfonso I d'Este Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio (1476–1534) -
Gap about 110 years before the next in this house
1644 CE – 1658 CE Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena Italian noble (1610–1658) -
1658 CE – 1662 CE Alfonso IV d'Este, Duke of Modena Italian noble
Cardinal-deacon
- 2 holders
- 1 overlap
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from 20 September 1493 CE Ippolito d'Este Catholic cardinal -
Overlap held at the same time as Ippolito d'Este
20 December 1538 CE – 2 December 1572 CE Ippolito II d'Este Catholic cardinal
Diocesan bishop
- 2 holders
- 1 overlap
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19 March 1550 CE – 18 November 1551 CE Ippolito II d'Este Catholic cardinal -
Overlap held at the same time as Ippolito II d'Este
from 1 May 1550 CE Luigi d'Este Catholic cardinal
Affiliation
From the members’ own records, not the people the house ruled.
Affiliations recorded on members
An affiliation recorded by a third party, often for one period of a life. It is not the religion of anyone this house ruled.
Connections
Affiliation 3
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