About Eleonora d'Este
Lived 1537 – 1581 (aged 43). Eleonora d'Este was an aristocrat.
Eleonora d'Este (19 June 1537, – 19 February 1581) was a Ferrarese noblewoman. She was the fourth daughter of Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara and his wife Renée of France, the second daughter of Louis XII of France and Anne of Brittany. She and her elder sister Lucrezia d'Este were the dedicatees of Torquato Tasso's poem O figlie di Renata (O daughters of Renata).
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Who was Eleonora d'Este?
ferrarese noblewoman
When was Eleonora d'Este born?
Eleonora d'Este was born on 19 June 1537 in Ferrara.
When did Eleonora d'Este die?
Eleonora d'Este died on 19 February 1581.
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Eleonora d'Este was an aristocrat.
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