Noble family House of Este Mother Alda Rangoni | Father Aldobrandino II d'Este | |
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Spouse(s) Elisabeth of Saxe-Wittenberg
Lippa Ariosti Born 14 July 1294 ( 1294-07-14 ) Died 20 March 1352, Ferrara, Italy Parents Aldobrandino II d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara Children Niccolò II d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara Grandchildren Niccolò III d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara, Francesco I Gonzaga, Verde d'Este Grandparent Obizzo II d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara Similar Obizzo II d'Este - Marquis o, Niccolò II d'Este - Marquis o, Niccolò III d'Este - Marquis o, Alberto d'Este - Marquis o, Francesco I Gonzaga | ||
Obizzo III d'Este (14 July 1294 – 20 March 1352) was the Marquess of Ferrara from 1317 until his death.
He was the son of Aldobrandino II d'Este and Alda Rangoni.
Life
Obizzo was lord of Ferrara together with his brothers Rinaldo and Niccolò, and his cousin Folco II, but in the end reigned as sole ruler. He managed to enlarge the family possessions with the conquests of Modena (1336) and Parma (1344–1346).
In May 1317 Obizzo married firstly Giacoma (d. 1341), daughter of Romeo de' Peppoli from Bologna, with whom he had no children. There are also reports that he married Elisabeth of Saxony, Angria and Westphalia, daughter of Albert II, Duke of Saxony.
In 1347 Obizzo married secondly Lippa Ariosti, known as la Bella and his long-time mistress. The marriage took place shortly before Lippa's death on 27 November 1347 in order to legitimized their several children:
In addition, Obizzo had another illegitimate son by an unknown mistress, Giovanni (1324 - 1389), later Governor of Frignano, who was also legitimized.