List Of Dukes Of Ferrara And Of Modena

LIST OF THE LORDS AND DUKES OF FERRARA AND MODENA

In 1452 the Italian family of Este, Lords of Ferrara, were created Dukes of Modena and Reggio, becoming Dukes of Ferrara also in 1471. In 1597, they lost the succession of Ferrara itself to the Papal States. They continued to rule the Duchy of Modena and Reggio in the Emilia until 1796, when it became part of Napoleon Bonaparte's Cispadane Republic. In 1814 it was restored under the Habsburg grandson of the last Este Duke, continuing until it was annexed by Piedmont-Sardinia in 1859.

ESTE LORDS OF FERRARA, MODENA AND REGGIO

Obizzo II D'Este 1264 - 1293

Azzo VIII 1293 - 1308

Aldobrandino III 1352 - 1361

Niccolò II 1361 - 1388

Alberto 1388 - 1393

Niccolò III 1393 - 1441

Lionello 1441 - 1450

ESTE DUKES OF FERRARA, MODENA AND REGGIO

Borso D'Este 1450-1471 (became Duke of Modena and Reggio in 1452, Duke of Ferrara in 1471)

Ercole I 1471-1505

Alfonso I 1505-1534

Ercole II 1534-1559

Alfonso II 1559-1597

ESTE DUKES OF MODENA AND REGGIO

Cesare D'Este 1597-1628 (lost Ferrara in January 1598 and moved the capital to Modena)

Alfonso III 1628-1644

Francesco I 1644-1658

Alfonso IV 1658-1662

Francesco II 1662-1694

Rainaldo III 1694-1737

Francesco III 1737-1780

Ercole III 1780-1796 (d.1803)

HABSBURG - ESTE DUKES OF MODENA AND REGGIO, 1814-1860

(since 1815 also Duke of Mirandola and since 1829 Duke of Massa and Prince of Carrara)

Francesco IV D'Este 1814-1846

Francesco V 1846-1859 (d.1875)

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