Alberto (V) d'Este (27 February 1347 – 30 July 1393) was lord of Ferrara and Modena from 1388 until his death. He was associated in the lordship of the

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by his brother

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in 1361, becoming the sole ruler of Ferrara and Modena after the latter's death in 1388. He was the son of

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, who had ruled in Ferrara from 1317 to 1352. Alberto founded the

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in 1391. In the same year he married Giovanna de' Roberti (d. 1393). After her death, he married his mistress Isotta Albaresani. He was succeeded by his legitimated son

(III).

References

* L. A. Muratori. ''Delle antichità Estensi''. 1717, Modena; * G. B. Pigna. ''Historia dei Principi d'Este''. 1570, Ferrara. * Antonio Menniti Ippolito, Este, Alberto V d', in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, XLIII, Roma 1993, pp. 295–297. 1347 births 1393 deaths Alberto 5 Alberto 5 14th-century Italian nobility {{Italy-mil-bio-stub