Duke_of_Modena_and_Reggio

Duke of Ferrara and of Modena

Duke of Ferrara and of Modena

Ducal office

This is a list of rulers of the estates owned by the Este family, which main line of Marquesses (Marchesi d'Este) rose in 1039 with Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan. The name "Este" is related to the city where the family came from, Este.

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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. The title passed to his descendants, and the marquisate was delegated to a cadet branch of the Este family. Later, they were also created marquesses of Modena and Reggio.

  • The Duchy of Modena (in the dark purple) and of Ferrara (in the light purple) in the context of late 15th century Italy.
  • First coat of arms of the family
  • A map of Ferrara at the time of its loss by the Este family, c.1600

In 1452 Borso d'Este, then marquis of Modena and Reggio, was raised by Emperor Frederick III with the title of duke of Modena and Reggio.[1] In 1471, Pope Paul II formally elevated him in as Duke of Ferrara, over which the family had in fact long presided.

This latter territory was lost to the Papal States in 1597, while the House of Este continued to rule the Duchy of Modena and Reggio in the Emilia region until 1796, when it became part of Napoleon Bonaparte's Cispadane Republic. In 1814, the duchy was restored under the Habsburg grandson of the last Este duke, continuing until it was annexed by Piedmont-Sardinia in 1859.

Rulers

House of Este

Partitions of Este territories under Este rule

      
Marquisate of Este
(940-1463)
(acquired Ferrara 1187,
recovered 1240[2]);
(acquired Modena 1288;
and Reggio 1289) 		Marquisate
of Modena
(1st creation)
(1293–1361)		       
Marquisate
of Ferrara
(1293–1308)		 Reggio to
Papal States
(1306–1405)
Modenese Republic
(1308–1336)		 Ferrara to
Papal States
(1308–1317)
Marquisate
of Ferrara
(1317–1405)
Marquisate
of Modena
(2nd creation)
(1336–1361)
             
Marquisate of Modena, Ferrara and Reggio
(1405–1471)
Raised to:
Duchy of Modena, Ferrara and Reggio
(1471–1597)
(lost Ferrara 1597)
       Ferrara lost to
Papal States 1597
Marquisate of
San Martino in Rio
(1490–1757)		 Marquisate
of Montecchio
(1st creation)
(1562–1587)		       
      
Marquisate
of Lanzo
(1592–1652)		              
       Marquisate
of Scandiano
(1643–1725)		 Marquisate of
Montecchio
(2nd creation)
(1638–1713)		       
Marquisate
of Dronero
(1653–1734)		 Marquisate
of Borgomanero
(1652–1734)		              
      
             
Dronero inherited by
Birago di Vische family		              
      

Table of rulers

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Habsburg-Este Dukes of Modena and Reggio, 1814–1859

(from 1815 also Duke of Mirandola and from 1829 Duke of Massa and Prince of Carrara)

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Habsburg-Este Dukes of Modena and Reggio, post monarchy

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Pius II (2003). Meserve, Margaret; Simonetta, Marcello (eds.). Commentaries, vol. I. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. p. 121.
  2. [2]
    Ferrara was briefly lost to the Torelli family in 1222-1240.
  3. [3]
    Codice Diplomatico Padovano, 100, p. 134.
  4. [4]
    Luciano Chiappini, Gli Estensi, p. 19, Varese, 1988.
  5. [5]
    Annales Veronenses, Annales Sanctæ Trinitatis, MGH SS XIX, p. 2.
  6. [6]
    Pivano, Silvio (1935). Obertenghi. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
  7. [7]
    Muratori, L. A. (1717) Delle Antichità Estensi ed Italiane, Parte I (Modena), p. 328.
  8. [8]
    In this year he made his will, according to Muratori, L. A. (1717) Delle Antichità Estensi ed Italiane, Parte I (Modena), p. 330.
  9. [9]
    Muratori, L. A. (1717) Delle Antichità Estensi ed Italiane, Parte I (Modena),
  10. [10]
    Muratori, L. A. (1717) Delle Antichità Estensi ed Italiane, Parte I (Modena), p.331
  11. [11]
    Chronica Parva Ferrariensis, RIS, VIII, col. 481.
  12. [12]
    Lastknown document from 1164, according to Codice Diplomatico Eceliniano, XXVII, p. 39, quoting "Ex Tabulario Comitum Sambonifaciorum".
  13. [13]
    Last document from 1173, according to Muratori, L. A. (1717) Delle Antichità Estensi ed Italiane, Parte I (Modena), p.339
  14. [14]
    His numbering includes the first marquis Alberto (d.1002) and the two Alberto Azzo, for which he may have counted them as Alberto II and Alberto III.
  15. [15]
    Last document from 1184, according to Muratori, L. A. (1717) Delle Antichità Estensi ed Italiane, Parte I (Modena), p.326
  16. [16]
    The first more certain numbering for this name. He took this number considering the two Alberto Azzo as Azzo I and Azzo II, beside his uncles Azzo III and Azzo IV.
  17. [17]
    He was already not present at the testament of his father (1193), according to Muratori, L. A. (1717) Delle Antichità Estensi ed Italiane, Parte I (Modena), p.364.
  18. [18]
    Muratori, L. A. (1717) Delle Antichità Estensi ed Italiane, Parte I (Modena), p.360.
  19. [19]
    "Genroy : Modène et Ferrare". Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  20. [20]
    Claudio Maria Goldoni. Atlante estense. p. 291.
  21. [21]
    Tuohy, Thomas (2002). Herculean Ferrara : Ercole d'Este, 1471-1505, and the invention of a Ducal capital (1st pbk. ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, published with the assistance of the Istituto di Studi Rinascimentali, Ferrara. p. 211. ISBN 978-0521522632.
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