Duchy of Modena and Reggio [SEP] inception
Duchy of Modena and Reggio
The Duchy of Modena and Reggio (, ) was a small northwestern Italian state that existed from 1452 to 1859, with a break during the Napoleonic Wars (1796–1814) when Emperor Napoleon I reorganized the states and republics of renaissance-era Italy, then under the domination of his French Empire. It was ruled from 1814 by the noble House of Este, of Austria-Este.
House of Este.
In 1452 Emperor Frederick III offered the duchy to Borso d'Este, whose family had
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See also.
- Bradamante and Ruggiero, legendary ancestors of the House of Este
- Castello Estense
- Duchy of Ferrara
- Duchy of Reggio
- Duchy of Modena and Reggio
- Duchy of Massa and Carrara
- Ferrara
- Galleria Estense
- Ivan VI of Russia
- List of Dukes of Ferrara and of Modena
- Este
- Modena
- Reggio Emilia
- Romagna
References.
- Alessandro Cont, ""Sono nato principe libero, tale voglio conservarmi