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The House of Este (UK: / ˈ ɛ s t i / EST-ee, [7] US: / ˈ ɛ s t eɪ / EST-ay, [8] [9] Italian:) is a European dynasty of North Italian origin whose members ruled parts of Italy and Germany for many centuries. The original House of Este's elder branch, which is known as the House of Welf, included dukes of Bavaria and of Brunswick.
In 1452 Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III offered the duchy to Borso d'Este, whose family had ruled the city of Modena and nearby Reggio Emilia for centuries. Borso in 1450 had also succeeded his brother as margrave in the adjacent Papal Duchy of Ferrara, where he received the ducal title in 1471.
Left no descendants. After his death the original possessions of the family (marquisate of Este) were annexed to Ferrara. The Marquisate of Este was definitively annexed to Modena-Ferrara-Reggio: Borso: 24 August 1413 Ferrara Bastard son of Niccolò III and Stella de' Tolomei: 1 October 1450 – 1452 18 May 1471 aged 57: Lordship of Ferrara
The younger Fulco I, Margrave of Milan founded the important North Italian House of Este ruling in the Duchy of Ferrara and the Duchy of Modena and Reggio that went extinct in 1829; the older Welf I, Duke of Bavaria founded the German Younger House of Welf after inheriting the lands with his maternal uncle Welf III, the last of the Elder Welfs.
The Duchy of Modena and Reggio (1452−1859) — located in the Emilia-Romagna region of the northern Italian Peninsula. It was ruled by the House of Este for most of its existence, and by Austria-Este after 1814.
The Duchy of Reggio (Italian: Ducato di Reggio) was one of the states that belonged to the Duchy of Modena and Reggio, ruled by the House of Este, in the north of Italy, in a territory now belonging to the Province of Reggio Emilia. The capital was Reggio. The perimeter of the duchy was from the Apennines to the river Po.
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Lucrezia d'Este (16 December 1535 – 12 February 1598) was an Italian noblewoman. By birth she was a member of the House of Este , and by marriage to Francesco Maria II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino she was Duchess consort of Urbino and Sora , and Lady consort of Pesaro , Senigallia , Fossombrone and Gubbio .