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The Este, who were the oldest of the princely dynasties, had been the signori (or lords) of Ferrara since 1209. Niccolò III d'Este (1383-1441), marquess of Ferrara, ruled from the age of ten, married three times, and sired more than thirty children, only for of whom were legitimate.
The present page from the Genealogia dei principi d'Este, the family's genealogical album, depicts Niccolò, his wives and five of his natural sons in portrait medallions.
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