| Author | : Frederic P. Miller |
| File Size | : 42,8 Mb |
| Publisher | : Unknown |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 09 September 2010 |
| ISBN | : 6132769218 |
| Pages | : 102 pages |
Alfonso II D Este Duke of Ferrara by Frederic P. Miller Book PDF Summary
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Alfonso II d'Este (November 22, 1533 October 27, 1597) was duke of Ferrara from 1559 to 1597. He was a member of the house of Este. He was the elder son of Ercole II d'Este and Renée de France, the daughter of Louis XII of France and Anne of Brittany. As a young man, he fought in the service of Henry II of France, fighting against the Habsburgs. Soon after his accession to the throne, he was forced by Pope Pius IV to send back his mother to France, due to her Calvinist creed. In 1583 he allied with Emperor Rudolf II in the war against the Turks in Hungary. The legitimate line ended in 1597 with him. Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor recognized as heir his cousin Cesare d'Este, member of a cadet branch, who continued to rule in the imperial duchies and carried on the family name. The succession, however, was recognized only by the Emperor but not by the Popes. In 1598 Ferrara was therefore incorporated into the Papal States by Pope Clement VIII, on grounds of doubtful legitimacy.