Leonello (Este) d'Este (1407 - 1450)

Born 21 Jan 1407 in Ferrara, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Ancestors

Died 1 Oct 1450 at age 43 in Ferrara, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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Biography

Leonello d'Estes, Duc de Modène, Marquiss de Ferrara 

Birth: 1407 • Ferrara, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Death: 1450 • Ferrara, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Father: Nicollo d'Este, III, Marquis de Modène, Marquis de Ferrara (1383-1441)

Mother/Partner of Nicollo d'Este, III: Stella de' Tolome (abt 1383-1419)

Siblings:

1. Margherita d'Este, m. Galeotto Roberto Malatesta
2. Ugo d'Este, (1405-1425 )
3. Leonello d'Este, duc de Modène (1407-1450)
4. Borso d'Este duc de Modène (1413-1471) He succeeded his brother 1450 as Signore di Ferrara, Modena e Reggio.  He was created Duke of Modena and Reggio by the Emperor 1452.  He was created Duke of Ferrara by the Pope 14 Apr 1471.

Spouses & Children

Spouse (1): Margherita de Gonzague, m. 1 January 1435, b. 1418, d. 7 July 1439 age at death: 21 years old.

 Parents: Gianfrancesco I de Gonzague, comte puis marquis de Mantoue (1395-1444) & Paola Malatesta (1393-1449) 

Child of Leonello and Margherita: Niccolò d'Este (1438-1476)

Spouse (2): Maria d'Aragon, d. 9 December 1449

 Parents:  Alphonse V le Magnanime d'Aragon, roi d'Aragon (1394-1458) and Gueraldona Carlina Reverdit

Child of Leonello and Maria: Francesco d'Este (1444-1471)

Wikipedia: House of Este ([ˈɛste] Italian: Casata d'Este, originally House of Welf-Este) is a European princely dynasty. It's one of the most ancient noble dynasties in Europe. The elder branch of the House of Este included the Dukes of Brunswick and Lüneburg (1208–1918) and produced Britain's Hanoverian monarchs and one Emperor of Russia (Ivan VI).^[1]

Commentary from The Estes Family in the Italian Renaissance:

"According to the Wikipedia article on the House of Este http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Este, The lordship of Ferrara was made hereditary by Obizzo II (d. 1293) who was proclaimed Lord of Ferrara in 1264, Lord of Modena 1288 and Lord of Reggio 1289.

Ferrara being a papal fief, the Este Family were given the position of hereditary Papal Vicars in 1332. Ferrara became a significant center of culture under Niccolò d'Este III (1384–1441), who received several popes with great magnificence, especially Eugene IV, who held a Council here in 1438 later known as the Council of Florence.

His successors were Leonello (1407–1450) and Borso (1413–1471), who was elevated to Duke of Modena and Reggio by Emperor Frederick III in 1452 and in return received these duchies as imperial fiefs.

In 1471 he received the Duchy of Ferrara as papal fief from Pope Paul II, for which occasion splendid frescoes were executed at Palazzo Schifanoia.

Both Leonello and his brother Borso were illegitimate sons (the mother of both was Stella de' Tolome. Leonello, as the eldest, became Marquess of Ferrara on his father's death. On the death of Leonello, for reasons unknown his brother Borso, instead of his son Francesco, became Marquess. And Francesco fled to northern Europe, eventually settling in England. Considering the culture of violence in that time and place, he probably fled for his life."

Sources

1. ↑ House of Este

• Source: Leonello d'Este, duc de Modène, marquis de Ferrare (1441-1450). Henri FREBAULT's Family Tree. Accessed: 11 Nov 2015. URL: http://gw.geneanet.org/frebault?lang=en;pz=henri;nz=frebault;ocz=0;p=leonello;n=d+este
• Source: Stella de Tolomei. Henri FREBAULT's Family Tree. Accessed: 11 Nov 2015. URL: http://gw.geneanet.org/frebault?lang=en&p=stella&n=de+tolomei
• Source: House of Este. Wikipedia. Accessed: 9 Nov 2015. URL: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Este
• Source: Seltzer, Richard. The Estes Family in the Italian Renaissance. Accessed: 9 Nov 2015. URL: http://www.samizdat.com/gen/estes/renaissance.html
• Cary-Estes genealogy; compiled and arranged by May Folk Webb and Patrick Mann Estes
• Helen Seltzer's Extraordinary Women