Leonora of Aragon (1450–1493)
Leonora of Aragon (1450–1493)
Duchess of Ferrara. Name variations: Eleanora of Aragon; Eleanora d'Este; Leonora of Naples. Born on June 22, 1450; died of a gastric infection on October 11, 1493 (some sources cite 1492); daughter of Ferdinand also known as Ferrante I, king of Naples (r. 1458–1494), and Isabel de Clermont (d. 1465); married Ercole I d'Este, 2nd duke of Ferrara and Modena (r. 1471–1502), on June 22, 1473; children: Isabella d'Este (1474–1539); Beatrice d'Este (1475–1497); Alfonso I d'Este (1476–1534), 3rd duke of Ferrara and Modena, who married Lucrezia Borgia ; Ferrando (1477–1540); Ippolito I (1479–1520, cardinal); Sigismondo (1480–1524). Ercole I also had two illegitimate children: Lucrezia d'Este (d. 1516/18) and Giulio (1478–1561).
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