Este, Verde d' (fl. 1300s)

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Este, Verde d' (fl. 1300s)

Ferrarese noblewoman. Name variations: Verde della Scala; Virida. Possibly dau. of Mastino II della Scala, count of Verona; possibly sister of Beatrice della Scala (1340–1384); m. Nicholas also known as Niccolo II Zoppo (1338–1388), lord of Ferrara; children: Taddea d'Este (1365–1404, who m. Francesco Novello da Carrara).

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