Cesare d'Este in 1552

Cesare d'Este (1561 - December 11, 1628) was Duke of Modena and Reggio from 1597 until his death. During his reign, in 1598, the house of Este lost Ferrara. // Events The Edict of Orleans suspends the persecution of the Huguenots. ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events March 1 - writs were issued in February 1628 by Charles I of England that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with List of Dukes of Ferrara and of Modena. ... For Tolkiens fictional character, see Estë To know more about the city, see Este The House of Este is a European princely dynasty. ... Country Italy Region Emilia-Romagna Province Ferrara (FE) Mayor Gaetano Sateriale (since June 13, 2004) Elevation 9 m Area 404 km² Population  - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 131,907  - Density 323/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Ferraresi Dialing code 0532 Postal code 44100 Frazioni Aguscello, Albarea...

Biography

Born in Ferrara, Cesare was the illegitimate son of Alfonso d'Este, marquis of Montecchio, and the cousin of Alfonso II d'Este, duke of Ferrara and Modena. When the latter died without heirs in the October 1597, Cesare received the Duchy. The legitimity of the succession was recognized by the Emperor Rudolph II, but not by Pope Clement VIII: thus, as Ferrara was nominally a Papal fief, the city was returned to the Papal States, despite the attempts of the young duke, who sued for help to the major powers of the time, but obtaining no help. Ferrara is a city in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, capital city of the province of Ferrara. ... Alfonso II dEste. ... Clement VIII, born Ippolito Aldobrandini (Fano, Italy, February 24, 1536 – March 3, 1605 in Rome) was Pope from January 30, 1592 to March 3, 1605. ... Map of the Papal States. ...

The capital was therefore moved to Modena where he entered on January 30, 1598. His first years were troublesome: apart from the inadequate residence, he had to face the quarrels between the Modenese and Ferrarese nobles who had come with him, the attempt of independence of Maro Pio of Sassuolo and a war against Lucca for the possession of Garfagnana. Modena (Mòdna in Modenese dialect) is a city and a province on the south side of the Po valley, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 7 - Boris Godunov seizes the throne of Russia following the death of his brother-in-law, Tsar Feodor I. April 13 - Edict of Nantes - Henry IV of France grants French Huguenots equal rights with Catholics. ... Sassuolo is an industrial town west of Modena and north west of Bologna in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. ... Lucca is a city in Tuscany, northern central Italy, situated on the river Serchio in a fertile plain near (but not on) the Ligurian Sea. ... Garfagnana is an historical region of Italy, today part of the province of Lucca in the Apennines, in northwest Tuscany, but before the unification of Italy it belonged to the Duchy of Modena and Reggio, ruled by the Este family. ...

On January 30, 1586 he married Virginia de' Medici, daughter of Cosimo I de' Medici. She however suffered of increasing symptoms of madness, until her death in 1615. January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1586 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... Virginia de Medici (May 29, 1568 – January 15, 1615). ... Cosimo I de Medici in Armour by Agnolo Bronzino Cosimo I de Medici (June 12, 1519 – April 21, 1574) was the first Grand Duke of Tuscany, ruling from 1537 to 1574, during the waning days of the Renaissance. ... Events June 2 - First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France. ...

Cesare was a mild and religious man, however lacking of political intelligence. He was succeeded by his son Alfonso.