Este, Giovanna d' (fl. 1280s)

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Este, Giovanna d' (fl. 1280s)

Ferrarese noblewoman. Name variations: Joanna. Born Giovanna Orsini; first wife of Azzo VIII d'Este, lord of Ferrara (r. 1293–1308). Azzo's second wife was Beatrice d'Este (fl. 1290s).

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