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Isabella d’Este

A marchioness of the House of Este. Her career was associated with Mantua and Ferrara.

1474 – 1539MarchionessEste · ES

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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1474 Documented

Death: 1539 Documented

Role: Marchioness

Dynasty: Este · ES

Territories: Mantua (ES) · Ferrara (ES)

Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents

Ercole I d’Este · ESPending reviewEleanor of Naples · ESPending review

Partners

Francesco II Gonzaga · ESPending review

Children

Federico II Gonzaga · ESFerrante Gonzaga · ES

Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

5 recorded claims · 3 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)

BirthDocumented
1474
The authority record gives the birth as 1474.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Isabella, Mantua, Markgräfin · Vital data: birth date
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·
DeathDocumented
1539
The authority record gives the death as 1539.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Isabella, Mantua, Markgräfin · Vital data: death date
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Family and relationships (0/3 with a precise source)

FatherPending review
Ercole I d’Este
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
MotherPending review
Eleanor of Naples
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
Marriage or partnershipPending review
Francesco II Gonzaga
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·

Biographical and contextual references (3)

Editorial history

2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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