1533 - 1597
Alfonso II d'Este (24 November 1533 – 27 October 1597) was Duke of Ferrara from 1559 to 1597. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara has received more than 122,211 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara is the 217th most popular nobleman (up from 266th in 2019), the 1,197th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,425th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Italian Nobleman.
Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, is most famous for his patronage of the arts. He was a great patron of the painter Andrea Mantegna and the composer Claudio Monteverdi.
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Among noblemen, Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 217 out of 843. Before him are Sigismund, Archduke of Austria, Princess Carolina of Parma, Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, Antoine, Duke of Montpensier, and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia. After him are Archduke John of Austria, Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal, Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Carlos, Duke of Madrid, and Henry I, Duke of Brabant.
1427 - 1496
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 211
1770 - 1804
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 212
1914 - 2001
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 213
1635 - 1709
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 214
1824 - 1890
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 215
1890 - 1958
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 216
1533 - 1597
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 217
1782 - 1859
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 218
1855 - 1944
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 219
1886 - 1954
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 220
1781 - 1860
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 221
1848 - 1909
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 222
1165 - 1235
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 223
Among people born in 1533, Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 10. Before him are Stephen Báthory, Eric XIV of Sweden, Giacomo della Porta, Ismail II, Andrea Gabrieli, and Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland. After him are Claudio Merulo, Hieronymus Fabricius, Mōri Terumoto, Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Eknath, and Antonio Possevino. Among people deceased in 1597, Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 9. Before him are Paulo Miki, Peter Canisius, Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain, Joseph of Anchieta, Maharana Pratap, and Edward Kelley. After him are Franciscus Patricius, Barbara Blomberg, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Gunilla Bielke, Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona, and Won Gyun.
1533 - 1586
HPI: 79.50
Rank: 4
1533 - 1577
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 5
1533 - 1602
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 6
1533 - 1577
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 7
1533 - 1585
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 8
1533 - 1572
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 9
1533 - 1597
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 10
1533 - 1604
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 11
1533 - 1619
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 12
1533 - 1625
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 13
1533 - 1550
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 14
1533 - 1599
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 15
1533 - 1611
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 16
1564 - 1597
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 3
1521 - 1597
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 4
1567 - 1597
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 5
1534 - 1597
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 6
1540 - 1597
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 7
1555 - 1597
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 8
1533 - 1597
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 9
1529 - 1597
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 10
1527 - 1597
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 11
1537 - 1597
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 12
1568 - 1597
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 13
1542 - 1597
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 14
1540 - 1597
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 15
Among people born in Italy, Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 1,197 out of 4,088. Before him are Lina Wertmüller (1928), Carlo Rubbia (1934), Giovanni Segantini (1858), Vittorio Gregotti (1927), Andrea Dandolo (1306), and Claudia de' Medici (1604). After him are Johnny Torrio (1882), Federico Zuccari (1539), Enzo Bearzot (1927), Armando Diaz (1861), Norberto Bobbio (1909), and Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli (1391).
1928 - Present
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 1,191
1934 - Present
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 1,192
1858 - 1899
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 1,193
1927 - 2020
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 1,194
1306 - 1354
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 1,195
1604 - 1648
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 1,196
1533 - 1597
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 1,197
1882 - 1957
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 1,198
1539 - 1609
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 1,199
1927 - 2010
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 1,200
1861 - 1928
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 1,201
1909 - 2004
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 1,202
1391 - 1452
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 1,203
Among noblemen born in Italy, Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 29. Before him are Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1431), Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici (1667), Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry (1798), Maria Theresa of Savoy (1756), Beatrice d'Este (1475), and Princess Carolina of Parma (1770). After him are Archduke John of Austria (1782), Mathilde Bonaparte (1820), Maria Beatrice of Savoy (1792), Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara (1545), Antonio Farnese, Duke of Parma (1679), and Anna d'Este (1531).
1431 - 1505
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 23
1667 - 1743
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 24
1798 - 1870
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 25
1756 - 1805
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 26
1475 - 1497
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 27
1770 - 1804
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 28
1533 - 1597
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 29
1782 - 1859
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 30
1820 - 1904
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 31
1792 - 1840
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 32
1545 - 1561
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 33
1679 - 1731
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 34
1531 - 1607
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 35