Aldobrandino II d'Este
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Aldobrandino II d'Este was the marquess of Ferrara from 1308 until his death.
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 to the rights to Modena
and Reggio
.
He was the son of Obizzo II d'Este
Obizzo II d'Este
Obizzo II d'Este was Marquis of Ferrara and the March of Ancona.-Biography:He was a bastard, the fruit of an illegitimate relation of Rinaldo I d'Este - the only son and heir of the Margrave Azzo VII d'Este - with a Neapolitan laundress...
and Jacopina Fieschi, the niece of Pope Adrian V
Pope Adrian V
Pope Adrian V , born Ottobuono de' Fieschi, was pope in 1276.-Biography:Ottobuono belonged to a feudal family of Liguria, the Fieschi, Counts of Lavagna....
. Aldobrandino became lord of Ferrara at the death of his elder brother Azzo VIII, and renounced to the rights to Modena
Modena
Modena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
and Reggio
Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia is an affluent city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 170,000 inhabitants and is the main comune of the Province of Reggio Emilia....
.