Nationality Ferraran Niece Verde d'Este | Years active 1361-1388 | |
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Occupation Lord of Ferrara, Modena and Parma Known for Commissioned Castello Estense Died 26 March 1388, Ferrara, Italy Parents Obizzo III d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara Siblings Alberto d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara, Aldobrandino III d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara Grandparent Aldobrandino II d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara Similar Niccolò III d'Este - Marquis o, Obizzo III d'Este - Marquis o, Alberto d'Este - Marquis o | ||
Niccolò II d'Este (1338 – 26 March 1388) was lord of Ferrara, Modena and Parma from 1361 until his death.
He was the son of Obizzo III, who had ruled in Ferrara from 1317 to 1352. After inheriting his lands from Aldobrandino III, he allied with Padua, Verona and Mantua against Bernabò Visconti and, after a meeting at Viterbo, he managed to obtain also the support of Pope Urban V (1367).
During Niccolò's reign, Ferrara started to gain a reputation as an art city. He commissioned to Bartolino da Novara the construction of the Castello Estense after a popular revolt in 1385.
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