Este, Lucrezia d' (1535–1598)

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Este, Lucrezia d' (1535–1598)

Duchess of Urbino. Name variations: Lucrezia della Rovere. Born in 1535; died in 1598; daughter of Hercules II also known as Ercole II (1508–1559), 4th duke of Ferrara and Modena, and Renée of France (1510–1575); sister of Eleonora d'Este (1515–1575); married Francesco Maria II della Rovere, duke of Urbino.

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