Aldobrandino II d'Este
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Aldobrandino II d'Este (died 1326) was the
Marquess of Ferrara Emperor Frederick III conferred Borso d'Este, Lord of Ferrara, with the Duchy of Modena and Reggio in 1452, while Pope Paul II formally elevated him in 1471 as Duke of Ferrara, over which the family had in fact long presided. This latter terr ...
from 1308 until his death. He was the son of
Obizzo II d'Este Obizzo II d'Este (c. 1247 – 13 February 1293) was Marquis of Ferrara and Ancona. Biography He was a bastard, the illegitimate son of Rinaldo I d'Este – the only son and heir of the Margrave Azzo VII d'Este – and a Neapolitan laundress. ...
and Jacopina Fieschi, the niece of
Pope Adrian V Pope Adrian V (Latin: ''Adrianus V''; c. 1210/1220 – 18 August 1276), born Ottobuono de' Fieschi, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 July 1276 to his death on 18 August 1276. He was an envoy of Pope Cle ...
. Aldobrandino became lord of Ferrara at the death of his elder brother Azzo VIII, and renounced the rights to
Modena Modena (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language#Dialects, Modenese, Mòdna ; ett, Mutna; la, Mutina) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern I ...
and Reggio. He was succeeded by his sons Obizzo, Rinaldo and Niccolò.
1326 deaths Aldobrandino 2 Aldobrandino 2 14th-century Italian nobility Year of birth unknown {{Italy-noble-stub