Francesco I d'Este.

Francesco I d'Este (September 6, 1610 - October 14, 1658) was Duke of Modena and Reggio from 1644 until his death. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events January 7 - Galileo Galilei discovers the Galilean moons of Jupiter. ... is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 13 - Edward Sexby, who had plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in Tower of London February 6 - Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross The Great Belt (Storebælt) in Denmark over frozen sea May 1 - Publication of Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial and The Garden of Cyrus by... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with List of Dukes of Ferrara and of Modena. ...

Biography

The eldest son of Alfonso III d'Este, he became Duke of Modena and Reggio after his father's abdication in 1629. Alfonso III dEste (1591 - May 26, 1644) was Duke of Modena and Reggio from 1628 to 1629. ...

Firstly, he had to face the pestilence of 1630-1631 which killed 70% of Modena's inhabitants. In 1631 he was married to Maria Caterina (1615-1646), daughter of Ranuccio I Farnese in 1631. After the outbreak of the Thirty Years' War, he sided for Spain and invaded the Duchy of Parma. When he travelled to Spain to be paid for his move, he did not receive anything, and could only acquire Correggio by a payment of 230,000 florins. Events February 22 - Native American Quadequine introduces Popcorn to English colonists. ... // Events February 5 - Roger Williams emigrates to Boston. ... Modena (Mòdna in Modenese dialect) is a city and a province on the south side of the Po valley, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. ... Ranuccio Farnese (March 28, 1569 — March 5, 1622) or Ranuccio I, was the fourth Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1592 until his death. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Duchy of Parma was created in 1545 from that part of the Duchy of Milan south of the Po River, as a fief for Pope Paul IIIs illegitimate son, Pier Luigi Farnese, centered around the city of Parma. ... Correggio is a small town in the Province of Reggio Emilia, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, in the Po valley. ... Florin may refer to this modern currency: Aruban florin. ...

Later followed the War of Castro, in which Francesco allied with Venice, Parma and Florence against Pope Urban VIII, aiming to reconquer Ferrara. The war ended on March 31, 1644 without any gain for the Modenese. As again no help had come from Spain, Francesco allied with France through the intercession of Cardinal Mazarin. When he however failed to conquer Cremona, and as the situation of the Thirty Years' War seemed to be favourable for Spain, the Duke sought for an agreement with the latter; later he returned to France, by marrying his son Alfonso with Laura Martinozzi, Mazarin's niece. Pope Innocent X, on whose orders the city of Castro was destroyed on September 2, 1649. ... Pope Urban VIII (April 1568 – July 29, 1644), born Maffeo Barberini, was Pope from 1623 to 1644. ... Ferrara is a city in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, capital city of the province of Ferrara. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (91st in leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... // Events February to August - Explorer Abel Tasmans second expedition for the Dutch East India Company maps the north coast of Australia. ... Cardinal Jules Mazarin, French diplomat and statesman Jules Mazarin, born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino; but best known as Cardinal Mazarin (July 14, 1602 – March 9, 1661) served as the France from 1642, until his death. ... Cremona is a city in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left shore of the Po river in the middle of the Pianura padana (Po valley). ... Alfonso IV dEste, by Justus Sustermans Alfonso IV dEste (1634 - July 16, 1662) was Duke of Modena and Reggio from 1658 until his death. ... Laura Martinozzi (May 27, 1639 in Fano-July 19, 1687 in Rome) was one of the Mazarinettes - the seven nieces Cardinal Mazarin brought to France from Italy so that he might arrange advantageous marriages for them. ...

After a successful resistance of a Spanish invasion from their territories in Milan, he fought alongside France and Savoy, conquering Alessandria and Valenza in 1656-1657 with the help of his son. In 1658 he conquered Mortara but, struck by malaria, died in Santhià soon later. For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation). ... The House of Savoy or in Italian, La Casa di Savoia, or simply Casa Savoia, (or Savoie, French) is a dynasty of nobles who traditionally had their domain in Savoy, a region that includes present-day Piemonte, other parts of Northern Italy, and a smaller region in France. ... For the Alessandria meteorite of 1860, see Meteorite falls. ... Valenza is a town in the province of Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy. ... Edgardo Mortara was a the victim in a famous and controversial kidnapping. ... Malaria is a vector-borne infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites. ... Country Italy Region Piedmont Province Province of Vercelli (VC) Mayor Elevation 183 m Area 53. ...

After Maria's death in 1646, he remarried with her sister Vittoria (died 1649). His last marriage was with Lucrezia Barberini (1630-1669), daughter of Taddeo Barberini. He had a total of eleven children, two of them, Alfonso and Rinaldo, were later Dukes of Modena. Rinaldo dEste (April 26, 1655 - October 26, 1737) was Duke of Modena and Reggio from 1695 until his death. ...

Although a skillful military commander, Francesco was however renowned for his good character and religious ideals. He enriched Modena with the construction of the Ducal Palace, the large Teatro della Spelta, the Villa delle Pentetorri, a port on an enlarged Naviglio channel and the restoration of the Cittadella. Modena (Mòdna in Modenese dialect) is a city and a province on the south side of the Po valley, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. ...

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