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The Duchy of Ferrara (Latin: Ducatus Ferrariensis; Italian: Ducato di Ferrara; Emilian: Ducà ad Frara) was a state in what is now northern Italy. It consisted of about 1,100 km 2 south of the lower Po River, stretching to the valley of the lower Reno River, including the city of Ferrara.
From the Lordship of Este to the Duchy of Ferrara-Modena-Reggio The family was founded by Adalbert the Margrave, who might have been the true first margrave of Milan of this family. In 1209, Azzo VI was named the first marquess of Ferrara.
4 days ago · Alfonso I (born July 21, 1476, Ferrara, Duchy of Ferrara—died Oct. 31, 1534, Ferrara) was the duke of Ferrara from 1505, a noted Renaissance prince of the House of Este, an engineer and patron of the arts. Alfonso succeeded to the duchy at the death of his father, Ercole I.
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Mother. Eleanor of Toledo. Lucrezia de' Medici (14 February 1545 – 21 April 1561) was a member of the House of Medici and by marriage Duchess consort of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio from 1558 to 1561. Married to the intended husband of her elder sister Maria, who died young, her marriage was short and unhappy.
The Duchy of Ferrara was a state in what is now northern Italy. It consisted of about 1,100 km2 south of the lower Po River, stretching to the valley of the lower Reno River, including the city of Ferrara. The territory that was part of the Duchy was ruled by the House of Este from 1146 to 1597.
During Alfonso II's dukedom, an unforgettable earthquake shook Ferrara in 1570, the first of a series of seismic episodes that lasted until 1574, violently striking the city. The quake shook Ferrara both physically and in terms of its prestige, as it was taken as a divine sign against the city and the dynasty that led it.
They refer to a ``ducatus ferrariæ'' or ``duchy of Ferrara'' that a certain Desiderius had pledged in 757 to Pope Stephen II. These records suggest that Ferrara was already a political and administrative reality by the Early Middle Ages.
