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Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara

1508 - 1559

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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

Among politicians, Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 3,268 out of 15,577Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1508, Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 6Before 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 8Before 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.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 1,054 out of 4,668Before 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).

Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 229Before 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).