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Ippolito II d'Este, Italian cardinal and statesman (died 1572)

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Ippolito II d'Este

Italian cardinal and statesman (1509–1572)

Ippolito (II) d'Este was an Italian cardinal and statesman. He was a member of the House of Este, and nephew of the other Ippolito d'Este, also a cardinal. He despoiled the then 1,400-year-old Hadrian's Villa, built by the Roman emperor Hadrian, removing marbles and statues from…
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August 25

Day of the year

August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 128 days remain until the end of the year.
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