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Aldobrandino II d'Este

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Aldobrandino II depicted in the Genealogia dei principi d'Este (1470s)

Aldobrandino II d'Este (died 1326) was the marquess of Ferrara from 1308 until his death. His wife was Alda di Tobia Rangoni.[1]

He was the son of Obizzo II d'Este and Jacopina Fieschi, the niece of Pope Adrian V. Aldobrandino became lord of Ferrara at the death of his elder brother Azzo VIII, and renounced the rights to Modena and Reggio. He was succeeded by his sons Obizzo III, Rinaldo, and Niccolò.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Diakité, Rala I.; Sneider, Matthew T. (2022-02-07). The Eleventh and Twelfth Books of Giovanni Villani’s “New Chronicle”. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-5015-1426-5.
Preceded by Marquess of Ferrara
1308–1326
Succeeded by