List of Modenese consorts
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House of Este, 1288-1452
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Constanza della Scala |
Alberto I della Scala, Lord of Verona (Scaliger) |
- | 28 July 1289 | 20 February 1293 husband's death |
after 27 April 1306 | Obizzo II | |
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Giovanna Orsini |
Bertoldo Orsini (Orsini Orsini family Orsini: the origin of learning.We love Mrs. Orsini forever! ~8F Social Studies 2011The Orsini family is an Italian noble family; it was one of the most influential princely families in medieval Italy and renaissance Rome... ) |
- | 1282 | 20 February 1293 husband's accession |
1302/04 | Azzo VIII | |
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Beatrice of Anjou |
Charles II of Naples Charles II of Naples Charles II, known as "the Lame" was King of Naples, King of Albania, Prince of Salerno, Prince of Achaea and Count of Anjou.-Biography:... (Anjou Capetian House of Anjou The Capetian House of Anjou, also known as the House of Anjou-Sicily and House of Anjou-Naples, was a royal house and cadet branch of the direct House of Capet. Founded by Charles I of Sicily, a son of Louis VIII of France, the Capetian king first ruled the Kingdom of Sicily during the 13th century... ) |
1295 | April 1305 | 31 January 1308 husband's death |
1335 | ||
| Alda Rangoni |
Tobia Rangoni (Rangoni) |
- | 1289 | 20 February 1293 husband's accession |
September 1321 | Aldobrandino II | ||
| Orsina Orsini |
Bertoldo Orsini (Orsini Orsini family Orsini: the origin of learning.We love Mrs. Orsini forever! ~8F Social Studies 2011The Orsini family is an Italian noble family; it was one of the most influential princely families in medieval Italy and renaissance Rome... ) |
- | - | 23 August 1312 husband's accession |
20 February 1293 husband's death |
- | Francesco | |
| Image needing translation | Gigliola da Carrara Gigliola da Carrara Gigliola da Carrara was the Marchioness of Ferrara, daughter of Francesco Novello da Carrara, lord of Padua, son of Francesco I da Carrara and Taddea d'Este.... |
Francesco II da Carrara, Lord of Padua (Carraresi Carraresi family The Carraresi were an important family of northern Italy in the period 12th-15th centuries. As signori of Padua, their overwhelming power and patronage placed them in an isolated position far outshining any other single family... ) |
1379/82 | June 1397 | 1416 | Niccolò III | ||
| Image needing translation | Parisina Malatesta Parisina Malatesta Parisina Malatesta who was known as Laura Malatesta , daughter of Andrea Malatesta, lord of Cesena, and his second wife Lucrezia Ordelaffi.-Biography:... |
Andrea Malatesta, Lord of Cesena Andrea Malatesta Andrea Malatesta was an Italian condottiero, a member of the Malatesta family of Romagna. He is also known as Malatesta da Cesena, a city he had inherited in 1385 from his father, Galeotto, together with Cervia and Bertinoro... (Malatesta House of Malatesta The House of Malatesta was an Italian family that ruled over Rimini from 1295 until 1500, as well as other lands and towns in Romagna.Malatesta da Verucchio The House of Malatesta was an Italian family that ruled over Rimini from 1295 until 1500, as well as (in different periods) other lands and... ) |
1404 | 1418 | 21 May 1425 | |||
| Image needing translation | Ricciarda of Saluzzo | Thomas III, Margrave of Saluzzo Thomas III of Saluzzo -Biography:He was born in Saluzzo in north-western Italy to Frederick II del Vasto and Beatrice of Geneva. His maternal grandfather was Hugh of Geneva, Lord of Gex, Anthon and Varey.... (Aleramici) |
1410 | 1429/31 | 26 December 1441 husband's death |
16 August 1474 | ||
| Image needing translation | Margherita Gonzaga | Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua thumb|right|Portrait of Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Ambras castle collection, [[Innsbruck]], [[Austria]].Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga was Marquess of Mantua from 1407 to 1444. He was also a condottiero.-Biography:... (Gonzaga House of Gonzaga The Gonzaga family ruled Mantua in Northern Italy from 1328 to 1708.-History:In 1433, Gianfrancesco I assumed the title of Marquis of Mantua, and in 1530 Federico II received the title of Duke of Mantua. In 1531, the family acquired the Duchy of Monferrato through marriage... ) |
1418 | January 1435 | 26 December 1441 husband's accession |
3 July 1439 | Leonello d'Este | |
| Image needing translation | Maria of Aragon | Alfonso V of Aragon Alfonso V of Aragon Alfonso the Magnanimous KG was the King of Aragon , Valencia , Majorca, Sardinia and Corsica , and Sicily and Count of Barcelona from 1416 and King of Naples from 1442 until his death... (Trastámara) |
1425 | 13 April/20 May 1444 | 9 December 1449 | |||
House of Este, 1452-1796
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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| Leonora of Naples Leonora of Naples Eleanor of Naples was, by marriage, the first Duchess of Ferrara.... |
Ferdinand I of Naples Ferdinand I of Naples Ferdinand I , also called Don Ferrante, was the King of Naples from 1458 to 1494. He was the natural son of Alfonso V of Aragon by Giraldona Carlino.-Biography:... (Trastámara) |
22 June 1450 | 3 July 1473 | 11 October 1493 | Ercole I | |||
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Lucrezia Borgia Lucrezia Borgia Lucrezia Borgia [luˈkrɛtsia ˈbɔrʤa] was the illegitimate daughter of Rodrigo Borgia, the powerful Renaissance Valencian who later became Pope Alexander VI, and Vannozza dei Cattanei. Her brothers included Cesare Borgia, Giovanni Borgia, and Gioffre Borgia... |
Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI Pope Alexander VI Pope Alexander VI , born Roderic Llançol i Borja was Pope from 1492 until his death on 18 August 1503. He is one of the most controversial of the Renaissance popes, and his Italianized surname—Borgia—became a byword for the debased standards of the Papacy of that era, most notoriously the Banquet... (Borgia) |
18 April 1480 | 2 February 1502 | 15 June 1505 husband's accession |
24 June 1519 | Alfonso I | |
| Laura Dianti Laura Dianti Laura Dianti was a lover of Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara after the death of his wife Lucrezia Borgia. She was probably also his third wife She was also known under the pseudonym Eustochia.... |
Francesco Boccacci Dianti (Dianti) |
1480 | after 1519 | 31 October 1534 husband's death |
25 June 1573 | |||
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Renée of France Renée of France Renée de France was the younger daughter of Louis XII of France and Anne, Duchess of Brittany. Her elder sister was Queen Claude of France. She was the Duchess of Ferrara due to her marriage to Ercole II d'Este, grandson of Pope Alexander VI... |
Louis XII of France Louis XII of France Louis proved to be a popular king. At the end of his reign the crown deficit was no greater than it had been when he succeeded Charles VIII in 1498, despite several expensive military campaigns in Italy. His fiscal reforms of 1504 and 1508 tightened and improved procedures for the collection of taxes... (Valois-Orléans) |
25 October 1510 | 28 June 1528 | 31 October 1534 husband's accession |
3 October 1559 husband's death |
12 June 1575 | Ercole II |
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Lucrezia de' Medici |
Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo I de' Medici was Duke of Florence from 1537 to 1574, reigning as the first Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1569.-Biography:... (Medici) |
7 June 1545 | 3 July 1558 | 3 October 1559 husband's accession |
21 April 1562 | Alfonso II | |
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Barbara of Austria Barbara of Austria Barbara of Austria was born in Vienna to Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary... |
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I was Holy Roman Emperor from 1558 and king of Bohemia and Hungary from 1526 until his death. Before his accession, he ruled the Austrian hereditary lands of the Habsburgs in the name of his elder brother, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.The key events during his reign were the contest... (Habsburg) |
30 April 1539 | 5 December 1565 | 19 September 1572 | |||
| Image needing translation | Margherita Gonzaga Margherita Gonzaga d'Este Margherita Gonzaga d'Este, Duchess of Ferrara was an Italian noblewoman, the daughter of William I, Duke of Mantua and Eleonora of Austria, and the sister of Vincent I, Duke of Mantua and Anna Caterina Gonzaga. She was the wife of Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara and Modena, whom she married... |
Guglielmo X Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (Gonzaga House of Gonzaga The Gonzaga family ruled Mantua in Northern Italy from 1328 to 1708.-History:In 1433, Gianfrancesco I assumed the title of Marquis of Mantua, and in 1530 Federico II received the title of Duke of Mantua. In 1531, the family acquired the Duchy of Monferrato through marriage... ) |
27 May 1564 | 24 February 1579 | 27 October 1597 husband's death |
6 January 1618 | ||
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Virginia de' Medici Virginia de' Medici Virginia de' Medici was an illegitimate daughter of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Camilla Martelli. She was the Duchess of Modena and Reggio by marriage to Cesare d'Este, Duke of Modena.-Biography:... |
Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo I de' Medici was Duke of Florence from 1537 to 1574, reigning as the first Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1569.-Biography:... (Medici) |
29 May 1568 | 6 February 1586 | 27 October 1597 husband's accession |
15 January 1615 | Cesare | |
| Maria Caterina Farnese Maria Caterina Farnese Maria Caterina Farnese was a member of the Ducal House of Farnese. She was the Duchess of Modena as the first wife of Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena... |
Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma Ranuccio I Farnese reigned as Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro from 1592. A firm believer in absolute monarchy, Ranuccio, in 1594, centralised the administration of Parma and Piacenza, thus rescinding the nobles' hitherto vast prerogative... (Farnese) |
18 February 1615 | 11 January 1631 | 25 June 1646 | Francesco I | |||
| Vittoria Farnese |
29 April 1618 | 12 February 1648 | 10 August 1649 | |||||
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Lucrezia Barberini Lucrezia Barberini Lucrezia Barberini was an Italian noblewoman and, by marriage, Duchess of Modena. Born into the Barberini family, she was the last wife of Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena.-Biography:... |
Taddeo Barberini, Prince of Palestina Taddeo Barberini Taddeo Barberini was an Italian nobleman of the House of Barberini who became Prince of Palestrina and Gonfalonier of the Church; commander of the Papal Army. He was a nephew of Pope Urban VIII and brother of Cardinals Francesco Barberini and Antonio Barberini... (Barberini) |
24 October 1628 | 14 October 1654 | 14 October 1658 husband's death |
24 August 1699 | ||
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Laura Martinozzi Laura Martinozzi Laura Martinozzi was a Duchess consort of Modena. On the death of her husband, she became the regent of the Duchy in the name of her son, Francesco.-Biography:... |
Girolamo Martinozzi (Martinozzi) |
27 May 1639 | 27 May 1655 | 14 October 1658 husband's accession |
16 July 1662 husband's death |
19 July 1687 | Alfonso IV |
| Image needing translation | Margherita Maria Farnese Margherita Maria Farnese Margherita Maria Farnese was an Italian noblewoman born into the House of Farnese. She was the Duchess of Modena and Reggio by marriage to her first cousin Francesco II d'Este, Duke of Modena... |
Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma Ranuccio II Farnese was the sixth Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1646 until his death nearly 50 years later.-Birth and Succession:... (Farnese) |
24 November 1664 | 14 July 1692 | 6 September 1694 husband's death |
17 June 1718 | Francesco II | |
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Charlotte Felicitas of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg John Frederick was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruled over the Principality of Calenberg, a subdivision of the duchy, from 1665 until his death.... (Brunswick-Lüneburg House of Hanover The House of Hanover is a deposed German royal dynasty which has ruled the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg , the Kingdom of Hanover, the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland... ) |
8 March 1671 | 11 February 1696 | 1710 | Rainaldo III | ||
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Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans |
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans Philippe II, Duke of Orléans Philippe d'Orléans was a member of the royal family of France and served as Regent of the Kingdom from 1715 to 1723. Born at his father's palace at Saint-Cloud, he was known from birth under the title of Duke of Chartres... (Orléans House of Orleans Orléans is the name used by several branches of the Royal House of France, all descended in the legitimate male line from the dynasty's founder, Hugh Capet. It became a tradition during France's ancien régime for the duchy of Orléans to be granted as an appanage to a younger son of the king... ) |
20 October 1700 | 21 June 1720 | 26 October 1737 husband's accession |
19 January 1761 | Francesco III | |
| Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina, Duchess of Massa Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina was the Duchess of Massa and the Princess of Carrara from 1731 until her death in 1790. She was the eldest child of her parents, Alderano I Cybo-Malaspina and his wife Ricciarda Gonzaga... |
Alderano I Cybo-Malaspina, Duke of Massa (Cybo Malaspina) |
29 June 1725 | 16 April 1741 | 22 February 1780 husband's accession |
29 December 1790 | Ercole III Ercole III d'Este, Duke of Modena Ercole III d'Este was Duke of Modena and Reggio from 1780 to 1796. He was a member of the House of Este.-Biography:... |
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House of Austria-Este, 1814-1859
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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Maria Beatrice of Savoy Maria Beatrice of Savoy Maria Beatrice of Savoy was a Princess of Savoy and Duchess of Modena by marriage. She was also the Jacobite Pretender from 1824 until her death.-Biography:... |
Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia Victor Emmanuel I was the Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia from 1802 to 1821, and Jacobite Pretender from 1819 until his death.-Biography:... (Savoy House of Savoy The House of Savoy was formed in the early 11th century in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, it grew from ruling a small county in that region to eventually rule the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 until the end of World War II, king of Croatia and King of Armenia... ) |
6 December 1792 | 20 June 1812 | 1814 husband's accession |
15 September 1840 | Francis IV Francis IV, Duke of Modena Francis IV Joseph Charles Ambrose Stanislaus was Duke of Modena, Reggio, and Mirandola , Duke of Massa and Prince of Carrara , Archduke of Austria-Este, Royal Prince of Hungary and Bohemia, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece... |
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Adelgunde of Bavaria Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria was a daughter of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. She was Duchess consort of Modena by her marriage to Francis V, Duke of Modena.-Family:... |
Louis I of Bavaria (Wittelsbach) |
19 March 1823 | 20 March 1842 | 21 January 1846 husband's accession |
11 June 1859 Conquest by Sardinia |
28 January 1914 | Francis V Francis V, Duke of Modena Francesco Ferdinando Geminiano von Habsburg-Lothringen, known as Francis V of Modena , Archduke of Austria-Este, Royal Prince of Hungary and Bohemia, was Duke of Modena, Reggio, and Mirandola, Duke of Guastalla , Duke of Massa and Prince of Carrara from 1846 to 1859... |
House of Austria-Este, 1806-1814
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Maria Beatrice of Savoy Maria Beatrice of Savoy Maria Beatrice of Savoy was a Princess of Savoy and Duchess of Modena by marriage. She was also the Jacobite Pretender from 1824 until her death.-Biography:... |
Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia Victor Emmanuel I was the Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia from 1802 to 1821, and Jacobite Pretender from 1819 until his death.-Biography:... (Savoy House of Savoy The House of Savoy was formed in the early 11th century in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, it grew from ruling a small county in that region to eventually rule the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 until the end of World War II, king of Croatia and King of Armenia... ) |
6 December 1792 | 20 June 1812 | 1814 husband's restoration |
15 September 1840 | Francis IV Francis IV, Duke of Modena Francis IV Joseph Charles Ambrose Stanislaus was Duke of Modena, Reggio, and Mirandola , Duke of Massa and Prince of Carrara , Archduke of Austria-Este, Royal Prince of Hungary and Bohemia, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece... |
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House of Austria-Este, since 1859
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Adelgunde of Bavaria Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria was a daughter of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. She was Duchess consort of Modena by her marriage to Francis V, Duke of Modena.-Family:... |
Louis I of Bavaria (Wittelsbach) |
19 March 1823 | 20 March 1842 | 11 June 1859 Conquest by Sardinia |
20 November 1875 husband's death |
28 January 1914 | Francis V Francis V, Duke of Modena Francesco Ferdinando Geminiano von Habsburg-Lothringen, known as Francis V of Modena , Archduke of Austria-Este, Royal Prince of Hungary and Bohemia, was Duke of Modena, Reggio, and Mirandola, Duke of Guastalla , Duke of Massa and Prince of Carrara from 1846 to 1859... |
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Zita of Bourbon-Parma Zita of Bourbon-Parma Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma was the wife of Emperor Charles of Austria... |
Robert I, Duke of Parma Robert I, Duke of Parma Robert I was the last sovereign Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1854 to 1859, when the duchy was annexed to Sardinia-Piedmont during the unification of Italy... (Bourbon-Parma) |
9 May 1892 | 13 June 1911 | 21 November 1916 husband's ascension |
16 April 1917 son became Archduke |
14 March 1989 | Charles |
| Margherita of Savoy-Aosta Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este is the first child of the late Prince Amedeo of Savoy and Princess Anne d'Orléans.-Marriage and issue:... |
Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta Prince Amedeo of Savoy-Aosta was the third Duke of Aosta and a first cousin, once removed of the King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel III. His baptismal name was Amedeo Umberto Isabella Luigi Filippo Maria Giuseppe Giovanni di Savoia-Aosta... (Savoy House of Savoy The House of Savoy was formed in the early 11th century in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, it grew from ruling a small county in that region to eventually rule the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 until the end of World War II, king of Croatia and King of Armenia... ) |
7 April 1930 | 29 December 1953 | 7 February 1996 husband's death |
- | Robert Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia , was born as the second son of Karl I, last Emperor of Austria-Hungary, and Zita of Bourbon-Parma.-Archduke of Austria-Este:On 16 April 1917, at the age of two, Robert was created Archduke of... |
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Astrid of Belgium |
Albert II of Belgium Albert II of Belgium Albert II is the current reigning King of the Belgians, a constitutional monarch. He is a member of the royal house "of Belgium"; formerly this house was named Saxe-Coburg-Gotha... (Saxe-Coburg and Gotha House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha is a German dynasty, the senior line of the Saxon House of Wettin that ruled the Ernestine duchies, including the duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.... ) |
5 June 1962 | 22 September 1984 | 7 February 1996 husband's ascension |
Incumbent | - | Lorenz |