1508 - 1559
Ercole II d'Este (4 April 1508 – 3 October 1559) was Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio from 1534 to 1559. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara has received more than 202,215 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara is the 3,268th most popular politician (down from 2,986th in 2019), the 1,054th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,018th in 2019) and the 229th most popular Italian Politician.
Ercule II D'Este, Duke of Ferrara, is most famous for his work in the arts. He was an artist and patron of the arts. He was also a poet, musician, and composer.
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Among politicians, Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 3,268 out of 15,577. Before him are Thesh, Abdullah II of Jordan, Oleksandr Turchynov, Stjepan Radić, Kaysone Phomvihane, and Friedrich Ludwig Jahn. After him are Mieszko II Lambert, Henry, Count of Portugal, Rudolph II of Burgundy, Canute V of Denmark, Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg.
3200 BC - Present
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 3,262
1962 - Present
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 3,263
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 3,264
1871 - 1928
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 3,265
1920 - 1992
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 3,266
1778 - 1852
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 3,267
1508 - 1559
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 3,268
990 - 1034
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 3,269
1066 - 1112
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 3,270
888 - 937
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 3,271
1129 - 1157
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 3,272
1800 - 1831
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 3,273
1505 - 1571
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 3,274
Among people born in 1508, Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 6. Before him are Andrea Palladio, Jane Seymour, Humayun, Nikola IV Zrinski, and Pieter Aertsen. After him are Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, Primož Trubar, Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly, Marin Držić, Gemma Frisius, and Nicolás Monardes. Among people deceased in 1559, Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 8. Before him are Pope Paul IV, Christian II of Denmark, Christian III of Denmark, Beyhan Sultan, Isabella Jagiellon, and Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca. After him are Fatma Sultan, Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk, William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Robert Estienne, Michele Sanmicheli, and Benvenuto Tisi.
1508 - 1580
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 1
1508 - 1537
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 2
1508 - 1556
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 3
1508 - 1566
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 4
1508 - 1575
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 5
1508 - 1559
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 6
1508 - 1549
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 7
1508 - 1586
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 8
1508 - 1580
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 9
1508 - 1567
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 10
1508 - 1555
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 11
1508 - 1588
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 12
1476 - 1559
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 2
1481 - 1559
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 3
1503 - 1559
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 4
1497 - 1559
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 5
1519 - 1559
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 6
1488 - 1559
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 7
1508 - 1559
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 8
1548 - 1559
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 9
1517 - 1559
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 10
1487 - 1559
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 11
1503 - 1559
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 12
1484 - 1559
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 13
1481 - 1559
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 14
Among people born in Italy, Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 1,054 out of 4,668. Before him are Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons (1638), Publius Cornelius Dolabella (-70), Charles Felix of Sardinia (1765), Sergio Corbucci (1926), Ferdinand II of Naples (1467), and Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia (1726). After him are Quintus Tullius Cicero (-102), Saint Susanna (280), Alessandro Del Piero (1974), Pier Angeli (1932), Patrizia Reggiani (1948), and Paolo Conte (1937).
1638 - 1708
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 1,048
70 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 1,049
1765 - 1831
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 1,050
1926 - 1990
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 1,051
1467 - 1496
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 1,052
1726 - 1796
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 1,053
1508 - 1559
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 1,054
102 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 1,055
280 - 295
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 1,056
1974 - Present
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 1,057
1932 - 1971
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 1,058
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 1,059
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 1,060
Among politicians born in Italy, Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 229. Before him are Nicola Amati (1596), Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons (1638), Publius Cornelius Dolabella (-70), Charles Felix of Sardinia (1765), Ferdinand II of Naples (1467), and Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia (1726). After him are Tigellinus (10), Giacomo Matteotti (1885), Margaret of Savoy, Vicereine of Portugal (1589), Verres (-120), Tiberius Gemellus (19), and Lucius Aelius (101).
1596 - 1684
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 223
1638 - 1708
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 224
70 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 225
1765 - 1831
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 226
1467 - 1496
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 227
1726 - 1796
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 228
1508 - 1559
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 229
10 - 69
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 230
1885 - 1924
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 231
1589 - 1655
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 232
120 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 233
19 - 38
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 234
101 - 138
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 235