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Gigliola Da Carrara
Gigliola da Carrara (1379–1416) was the Marchioness of Ferrara, daughter of Francesco Novello da Carrara, lord of Padua, son of Francesco I da Carrara, and Taddea House of Este, d'Este. Life In 1386, marriage negotiations between her and a son of Albert II, Duke of Austria begun, with her dowry Feltre and Cividale de Belluna. The marriage never materialized however as Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Lord of Milan paid bribes to not make the betrothal go through. Gigliolas father owing a debt of 10.000 ducats to Gian Galeazzo was proposed if he would marry his daughter to Gian Galeazzos illegitimate son Gabriele Visconti, the lord of Vincenza and Verona. Visconti was most likely hoping to help strengthen his son's claims to the cities; since Gigliola through her maternal grandmother Verde della Scala she was a descendant of Mastino II della Scala who had once been lord of Vincenza and Verona. Gian Galeazzo also promised to marry Gigliolas oldest brother Francesco to a daughter of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th-century Deaths From Plague (disease)
The 15th century was the century which spans the Julian calendar dates from 1 January 1401 (represented by the Roman numerals MCDI) to 31 December 1500 (MD). In Europe, the 15th century includes parts of the Late Middle Ages, the Early Renaissance, and the early modern period. Many technological, social and cultural developments of the 15th century can in retrospect be seen as heralding the " European miracle" of the following centuries. The architectural perspective, and the modern fields which are known today as banking and accounting were founded in Italy. The Hundred Years' War ended with a decisive French victory over the English in the Battle of Castillon. Financial troubles in England following the conflict resulted in the Wars of the Roses, a series of dynastic wars for the throne of England. The conflicts ended with the defeat of Richard III by Henry VII at the Battle of Bosworth Field, establishing the Tudor dynasty in the later part of the century. Const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margraves In Italy
Margrave was originally the medieval title for the military commander assigned to maintain the defence of one of the border provinces of the Holy Roman Empire or a kingdom. That position became hereditary in certain feudal families in the Empire and the title came to be borne by rulers of some Imperial principalities until the abolition of the Empire in 1806 (e.g., Margrave of Brandenburg, Margrave of Baden). Thereafter, those domains (originally known as ''marks'' or ''marches'', later as ''margraviates'' or ''margravates'') were absorbed into larger realms or the titleholders adopted titles indicative of full sovereignty. History Etymologically, the word "margrave" (, ) is the English and French form of the German noble title (;, meaning "march" or "mark", that is, borderland, added to , meaning "Count"); it is related semantically to the English title "Marcher Lord". As a noun and hereditary title, "margrave" was common among the languages of Europe, such as Spanish an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1416 Deaths
Year 1416 ( MCDXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. Events January–March * January 21 – King Henry V summons the English Parliament to meet on March 16. * January 27 – The Republic of Ragusa is the first state in Europe to outlaw slavery. * February 9 – Sigismund, King of the Romans, creates the independent Duchy of Savoy with Count Amadeus the Peaceful becoming the first Duke of Savoy and taking the regnal title Amadeus VIII. * March 1 – Sigismund, King of Germany arrives in Paris to reach an agreement with the Franch government, but is unable to because of difficulty in reaching an agreement satisfactory to the Orleanist and Burgundian factions of government. * March 11 – The Battle of Valmont takes place in the neighboring towns of Valmont and Harfleur, as Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter and his English Army troops inflict heavy casualties on a larger group of French soldiers commanded by * March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1379 Births
Year 1379 ( MCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. Events January–December * May 29 – John I succeeds his father, Henry II, as King of Castile and King of León. * June 30 – New College, Oxford, is founded in England by William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester. * July 1 – Forces of the Republic of Venice and Ottoman Turks, having invaded Constantinople, restore John V Palaiologos as Byzantine co-emperor. Andronikos IV Palaiologos is allowed to remain as co-emperor, but is confined to the city of Silivri for the remainder of his life. * September 9 – The Treaty of Neuberg is signed, splitting the Austrian Habsburg lands between brothers Albert III and Leopold III. Albert III retains the title of Duke of Austria. Date unknown * Bairam Khawaja establishes the independent principality of the Kara Koyunlu (Turkomans of the Black Sheep Empire), in modern-day Armenia. * Dmitry Donskoy of Moscow r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigismondo D'Este (1433-1507)
Sigismondo d'Este may refer to: * Sigismondo d'Este (1433-1507), second son of Niccolò III d'Este and his third wife Ricciarda di Saluzzo * Sigismondo d'Este (1480-1524), youngest son of Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, and Eleanor of Aragon {{hndis category:House of Este ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ercole I D'Este
Ercole I d'Este (English: ''Hercules I''; 26 October 1431 – 25 January 1505) was Duke of Ferrara from 1471 until 1505. He was a member of the House of Este. He was nicknamed ''North Wind'' and ''The Diamond''. Biography Ercole was born in 1431 in Ferrara to Nicolò III and Ricciarda da Saluzzo. His maternal grandparents were Thomas III of Saluzzo and Marguerite of Roussy. He was educated at the Neapolitan court of Alfonso, king of Aragon and Naples, from 1445 to 1460; there he studied military arts, chivalry, and acquired an appreciation for ''all'antica'' architecture and the fine arts, which would result in his becoming one of the most significant art patrons of the Renaissance. In 1471, with the support of the Republic of Venice, he became Duke on the death of his half-brother Borso, profiting from the absence of the latter's son, Niccolò, who was in Mantua. During an absence of Ercole from Ferrara, Niccolò attempted a coup, which was however crushed; Niccolò ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricciarda Di Saluzzo
Ricciardia, Marchioness of Saluzzo (1410 – 16 August 1474, Ferrara) was an Italian noblewoman. She was the daughter of Thomas III, Marquess of Saluzzo and his French wife Marguerite de Pierrepont, daughter of Ugo II de Pierrepont, count of Roncy and Braine. In 1429 she married Niccolò III d'Este - she was his third wife, after Gigliola da Carrara Gigliola da Carrara (1379–1416) was the Marchioness of Ferrara, daughter of Francesco Novello da Carrara, lord of Padua, son of Francesco I da Carrara, and Taddea House of Este, d'Este. Life In 1386, marriage negotiations between her and a son ... and Parisina Malatesta. They had two children: * Ercole (1431 – 1505), future duke of Ferrara; * Sigismondo (1433 – 1507), lord of San Martino in Rio. After Niccolò's death in 1441, the ten-year-old Ercole could in theory have succeeded his father as his eldest legitimate child. However, her father instead left the title to his illegitimate son Leonello, who exiled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugo D'Este
Ugo d'Este, also known as Hugh Aldobrandino (1405 – May 21, 1425 in Ferrara), was the son of Niccolò III d'Este and his lover Stella de' Tolomei. Early life Although he was illegitimate, he was destined to succeed his father as Nicholò's eldest son. His father never married his mother; but in 1418 married Parisina Malatesta, nearly twenty years his junior. Ugo was at first treated coldly by his young stepmother, who was almost his own age. Fatal relationship In 1424, during a trip with his stepmother, they developed a sexual relationship that went on even when the two returned to Ferrara. Other sources report a different beginning to the affair: to escape the plague of 1423, they took refuge in the castello di Fossadalbero and there in the small castle their relationship was born. A maid reported the affair to Nicholò, who spied on the lovers and had them imprisoned in the castle where they were sentenced to death by decapitation. The tragic story has inspired several w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parisina Malatesta
Laura Malatesta (140421 May 1425), better known as Parisina Malatesta, was an Italian marchioness. She was the daughter of Andrea Malatesta, lord of Cesena, and his second wife, Lucrezia Ordelaffi. She had an affair with her illegitimate stepson, Ugo d'Este, and both were beheaded by her husband, Marquis Niccolò III d'Este of Ferrara. Edward Gibbon acquainted English readers with the story in 1796, after which Lord Byron wrote the poem '' Parisina'', which was followed by operas of the same name by Donizetti and Mascagni. Biography Parisina was only a few days old when her mother was poisoned by her father, Cecco Ordelaffi. She grew up in the court of her uncle, Carlo Malatesta, in Rimini. In 1418 in Ravenna, at the age of 13, she married Niccolò III d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara, whose first wife Gigliola da Carrara had died a few years before, and moved to Ferrara, which was ravaged by plague. She resided in the tower of Rigobello, in rooms under the library, and also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Of Padua
The War of Padua was a conflict in 1404–1405 between the Republic of Venice and the Da Carrara, Carrarese lordship of Padua. In the power vacuum produced by the death of the Duke of Milan, Gian Galeazzo Visconti, in 1402, Francesco II da Carrara endeavored to expand into the Veneto and capture cities held by Visconti troops. These designs alarmed Venice, which allied with Milan to counter the common threat posed by the Carrarese state, and for the first time adopted a policy of direct intervention in the affairs of its hinterland. The war began with the Carrarese move against Verona and Vicenza in April 1404. While Verona was taken, Vicenza instead surrendered to Venice on 25 April 1404, thwarting Carrarese designs. A massive mobilization of the Republic's military capacities followed, with an army of 20,000 or more men assembled by summer. Despite stiff resistance by the Paduans and their Ferrara, Ferrarese allies, during the autumn of 1404 the Venetian forces proceeded to lay s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
