| House of Este Casa d'Este Estensi | |
|---|---|
| Princely noble family | |
.svg) Arms of the House of Este (1239–1431) | |
| Parent family | Obertenghi[1][2] |
| Country | .svg){kind=small} Duchy of Ferrara.svg){kind=small} Duchy of Modena and Reggio Papal States |
| Etymology | From the town of Este |
| Founded | 1097 |
| Founder | Albert Azzo II[a] |
| Final ruler | Ercole III (Modena) Maria Beatrice (Massa & Carrara) |
| Titles | List
|
| Connected families | |
| Motto | Ab Insomni Non Custodita Dracone[5] (Unattended by the tireless dragon[6]) |
| Heirlooms | Galleria Estense |
| Estate(s) | Castello Estense (Ferrara) Ducal Palace (Modena) List
|
| Dissolution | 1829 |
| Cadet branches | Habsburg-Este (cognatic) |
| Branches | House of Welf (elder branch of the original House of Este) |
The House of Este (UK: /ˈɛsti/ EST-ee,[7] US: /ˈɛsteɪ/ EST-ay,[8][9] Italian: [ˈɛste]) 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. This branch produced Britain's Hanoverian monarchs, as well as one Emperor of Russia (Ivan VI) and one Holy Roman Emperor (Otto IV).
The original House of Este's younger branch, which is simply called the House of Este, included rulers of Ferrara (1240–1597), and of Modena (–1859) and Reggio (1288–1796).[10] This branch's male line became extinct with the death of Ercole III in 1803.
- ^ Simeoni, Luigi; Canevazzi, Giovanni (1932). Treccani (ed.). Este (in Italian).
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "House of Este". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ^ Treccani, ed. (1997). Folco (in Italian). Vol. XLVIII.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Treccani (ed.). "Guèlfi" (in Italian). Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Una delle fatiche di Ercole, eroe preferito in casa d'Este". la Nuova Ferrara (in Italian). November 7, 2011.
- ^ Tausin, Henri (1878). Dictionnaire des Devises historiques et héraldiques. B. Dumoulin. p. 386.
- ^ "Este". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Este". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Este". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ Gilmour, David (2011). The Pursuit of Italy: A History of a Land, its Regions and Their Peoples. London; New York: Allen Lane. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-84614-251-2.
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