NOBLEMAN

Isabella d'Este

1474 - 1539

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Isabella d'Este (19 May 1474 – 13 February 1539) was the Marchioness of Mantua and one of the leading women of the Italian Renaissance as a major cultural and political figure. She was a patron of the arts as well as a leader of fashion and her innovative style of dressing was emulated by many women. The poet Ariosto labeled her as the "liberal and magnanimous Isabella", while author Matteo Bandello described her as "supreme among women". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Isabella d'Este has received more than 720,367 page views. Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Isabella d'Este is the 161st most popular nobleman (down from 142nd in 2019), the 880th most popular biography from Italy (down from 759th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Italian Nobleman.

Isabella d'este was a woman who was born in Italy during the 15th century. She was the daughter of Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, and Eleanor of Naples. Isabella became the Duchess of Ferrara after her father died in 1505. She married Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, and they had eight children together.

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  • 720k

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  • 64.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Isabella d'Este ranks 161 out of 1,415. Before her are Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ramesses X, Daniel of Moscow, Henry, Duke of Cornwall, and Bertrada of Laon. After her are Avidius Cassius, Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, Carlota Joaquina of Spain, Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, and Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1474, Isabella d'Este ranks 5. Before her are Ludovico Ariosto, Angela Merici, Giulia Farnese, and Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia. After her are Tuman bay II, Juan Diego, Mariotto Albertinelli, Anacaona, Frederick of Saxony, Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Perkin Warbeck. Among people deceased in 1539, Isabella d'Este ranks 3. Before her are Isabella of Portugal, and Guru Nanak. After her are Ayas Mehmed Pasha, Ferdinand Columbus, George, Duke of Saxony, Anthony Maria Zaccaria, Ayşe Hatun, John III, Duke of Cleves, Pierre Gringore, Elizabeth Blount, and Ottaviano Petrucci.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Isabella d'Este ranks 880 out of 5,161. Before her are Emilio Salgari (1862), Rosalba Carriera (1673), Guercino (1591), Tommaso Buscetta (1928), Fabio Cannavaro (1973), and Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1797). After her are Gian Maria Volonté (1933), Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus (-102), Hormizd I (250), Luciano Spalletti (1959), Bartolomeo Eustachi (1500), and Francesco II Sforza (1495).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Italy

Among noblemen born in Italy, Isabella d'Este ranks 20. Before her are Marie Joséphine of Savoy (1753), Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici (1360), Maria Goretti (1890), Gian Galeazzo Sforza (1469), Galeazzo Maria Sforza (1444), and Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1590). After her are Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1476), Eleonora Gonzaga (1630), Maximilian Sforza (1493), Maria Theresa of Savoy (1756), Gioffre Borgia (1481), and Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1431).

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