Isabella d'Este, Marchioness of Mantua and cousin of Isabella of Aragon, c. 1500
Born on:
18. May 1474
Deceased on:
13. February 1539
Father:
Ercole I. (1431-1505), Duke of Ferrara, Reggio and Modena
Mother:
Leonora (or Eleonora) of Aragon (1450-1493), daughter of King Ferrante of Naples († 1494)
Spouse:
Gian Francesco II. Gonzaga (1466-1519), Margrave of Mantua
Children:
- her daughter Leonora or Eleonora, born on 31. December 1493, deceased in 1550; on 2. March 1505 she became married to Francesco Maria della Rovere (1490-1538), Duke of Urbino
- her daughter Margherita, born on 13. July 1496, deceased on 23. September 1496
- her son Federigo II., Margrave of Mantua of 1519-1531; Duke of Mantua 1531-1540; born on 17. May 1500, deceased on 28. June 1540
- her daughter Livia, born in 1501, deceased in January 1508
- her daughter Ippolita, born in 1503, deceased in 1580, since 1511 nun in the Dominican Convent of St. Vincent
- her son Ercole (in actual fact: Louis or Alvise), born in November 1505, deceased in 1565, Cardinal since 1527
- her son Ferrante, Duke of Guastalla, born in January 1507, deceased in 1557; in April 1531 he married the rich Neapolitan heiress Isabella of Capua, a daughter of the Duke of Tremoli
- her daughter Livia, born in 1508, deceased in 1569, since 1516 nun in a Franciscan convent, as Sister Paola she was highly regarded by the citizens of Mantua
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Reading Suggestion:
- Maike Vogt-Luerssen: Women in the Renaissance – 30 Biographies. (in German) Norderstedt 2007 (Biography about Isabella d'Este with 17 figures, pp. 98-119)