1508 - 1559
Ercole II d'Este (5 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 147,349 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara is the 2,992nd most popular politician (up from 3,108th in 2019), the 1,018th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,000th in 2019) and the 223rd 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 2,992 out of 15,710. Before him are Marie Louise Gonzaga, Al-Kamil, Cola di Rienzo, Zhao Bing, Antiochus V Eupator, and Demaratus. After him are Eleanor of Navarre, Ibrahim ibn al-Walid, Tiberius Gemellus, Andreas Papandreou, Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, and Userkare.
1611 - 1667
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 2,986
1177 - 1238
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 2,987
1313 - 1354
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 2,988
1271 - 1279
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 2,989
173 BC - 162 BC
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 2,990
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 2,991
1508 - 1559
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 2,992
1426 - 1479
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 2,993
700 - 750
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 2,994
19 - 38
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 2,995
1919 - 1996
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 2,996
1772 - 1834
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 2,997
2500 BC - 2330 BC
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 2,998
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, Marin Držić, Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly, and Gemma Frisius. 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 Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk, Michele Sanmicheli, Benvenuto Tisi, Robert Estienne, Otto Henry, Elector Palatine, and Realdo Colombo.
1508 - 1580
HPI: 81.85
Rank: 1
1508 - 1537
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 2
1508 - 1556
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 3
1508 - 1566
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 4
1508 - 1575
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 5
1508 - 1559
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 6
1508 - 1549
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 7
1508 - 1586
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 8
1508 - 1567
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 9
1508 - 1580
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 10
1508 - 1555
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 11
1476 - 1559
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 2
1481 - 1559
HPI: 78.34
Rank: 3
1503 - 1559
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 4
1497 - 1559
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 5
1519 - 1559
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 6
1488 - 1559
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 7
1508 - 1559
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 8
1517 - 1559
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 9
1484 - 1559
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 10
1481 - 1559
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 11
1503 - 1559
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 12
1502 - 1559
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 13
1516 - 1559
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 14
Among people born in Italy, Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 1,018 out of 4,088. Before him are Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852), Lars Porsena (-600), Francesca Caccini (1587), Cola di Rienzo (1313), Bruttia Crispina (164), and Giovanni Battista Martini (1706). After him are Tiberius Gemellus (19), Stesichorus (-630), Antonio Negri (1933), Luigi Riva (1944), Franco Columbu (1941), and Maria Theresa of Austria (1767).
1852 - 1905
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 1,012
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 1,013
1587 - 1640
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 1,014
1313 - 1354
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 1,015
164 - 191
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 1,016
1706 - 1784
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 1,017
1508 - 1559
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 1,018
19 - 38
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 1,019
630 BC - 555 BC
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 1,020
1933 - Present
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 1,021
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 1,022
1941 - 2019
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 1,023
1767 - 1827
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 1,024
Among politicians born in Italy, Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara ranks 223. Before him are Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma (1870), Marcomer (400), Titus Quinctius Flamininus (-229), Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1642), Lars Porsena (-600), and Cola di Rienzo (1313). After him are Tiberius Gemellus (19), Maria Theresa of Austria (1767), Archduchess Maria Clementina of Austria (1777), Maria Pia of Savoy (1847), Francesco Cossiga (1928), and Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma (1503).
1870 - 1899
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 217
400 - 392
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 218
229 BC - 174 BC
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 219
1642 - 1723
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 220
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 221
1313 - 1354
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 222
1508 - 1559
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 223
19 - 38
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 224
1767 - 1827
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 225
1777 - 1801
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 226
1847 - 1911
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 227
1928 - 2010
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 228
1503 - 1547
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 229