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Person · 1508 CE – 1559 CE

Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara

Also known as

Ercole II
Ercole II
Ercole II av Este
Ercole II d'Este
Ercole II d'Este
Ercole II d'Este

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child · father ofAnna of Este1531 CE
sibling · sibling ofIppolito II d'Este1509 CE
child · father ofLuigi d'Este1538 CE
sibling · sibling ofRodrigo of Aragon1499 CE

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