Ferrante d'Este, Ferrarese nobleman and condottiero (died 1540)

Ferrante d'Este

Ferrarese nobleman

Ferrante d'Este was a Ferrarese nobleman and condottiero. He was the son of Ercole I d'Este and Eleonora d'Aragona - he was named after his mother's father Ferdinand I of Naples. His five siblings were Alfonso I d'Este, cardinal Ippolito d'Este, Isabella d'Este, wife of…