Alfonso d'Este, Lord of Montecchio

Alfonso d'Este (10 March 1527 – 1 November 1587) was an Italian nobleman.

Alfonso d'Este
Born(1527-03-10)10 March 1527
Ferrara
Died1 November 1587(1587-11-01) (aged 60)
Ferrara
Noble familyHouse of Este
Spouse(s)Giulia della Rovere
Violante Signa
FatherAlfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
MotherLaura Dianti

Biography

Born at Ferrara, he was the illegitimate son of Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara by his lover Laura Dianti. In 1523 his father gave him Montecchio Emilia and turned it into a feudal inheritance for cadet members of his family[1] – in 1569 it was promoted to a marquessate by Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor.[1]

Alfonso was legitimated in 1532 by cardinal Innocenzo Cybo and in 1533 by his father Alfonso I.[2] His first marriage followed on 3 January 1549, to Giulia della Rovere, daughter of Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino and Eleonora Gonzaga. In 1584 he married Violante Signa (1546-1609), though that marriage remained childless.[3]

He died at Ferrara in 1587.

Issue

Alfonso had by Giulia della Rovere the following children:[3]

He also had one illegitimate child:

  • Alessandro d'Este (1568–1624), cardinal.

References

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