| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Eleanor of Naples [6] [7] | Ferdinand I of Naples (Trastámara) | 22 June 1450 | 3 July 1473 | 11 October 1493 | Ercole I | ||
 | Lucrezia Borgia [6] [7] | Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI (Borgia) | 18 April 1480 | 2 February 1502 | 15 June 1505 husband's accession | 24 June 1519 | Alfonso I | |
 | Laura Dianti [6] [7] | Francesco Boccacci Dianti (Dianti) | 1480 | after 1519 | 31 October 1534 husband's death | 25 June 1573 | ||
 | Renée of France [6] [7] | Louis XII of France (Valois-Orléans) | 25 October 1510 | 28 June 1528 | 31 October 1534 husband's accession | 3 October 1559 husband's death | 12 June 1575 | Ercole II |
 | Lucrezia de' Medici [6] [7] | Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (Medici) | 7 June 1545 | 3 July 1558 | 3 October 1559 husband's accession | 21 April 1562 | Alfonso II | |
 | Barbara of Austria [6] [7] | Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (Habsburg) | 30 April 1539 | 5 December 1565 | 19 September 1572 | |||
 | Margherita Gonzaga [6] [7] | Guglielmo X Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (Gonzaga) | 27 May 1564 | 24 February 1579 | 27 October 1597 husband's death | 6 January 1618 | ||
 | Virginia de' Medici [6] [7] | Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (Medici) | 29 May 1568 | 6 February 1586 | 27 October 1597 husband's accession | 15 January 1615 | Cesare | |
 | Maria Caterina Farnese [7] | Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (Farnese) | 18 February 1615 | 11 January 1631 | 25 June 1646 | Francesco I | ||
 | Vittoria Farnese [7] | 29 April 1618 | 12 February 1648 | 10 August 1649 | ||||
 | Lucrezia Barberini [7] | Taddeo Barberini, Prince of Palestina (Barberini) | 24 October 1628 | 14 October 1654 | 14 October 1658 husband's death | 24 August 1699 | ||
 | Laura Martinozzi [7] | Girolamo Martinozzi (Martinozzi) | 27 May 1639 | 27 May 1655 | 14 October 1658 husband's accession | 16 July 1662 husband's death | 19 July 1687 | Alfonso IV |
| Image needing translation | Margherita Maria Farnese [7] | Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (Farnese) | 24 November 1664 | 14 July 1692 | 6 September 1694 husband's death | 17 June 1718 | Francesco II | |
 | Charlotte Felicitas of Brunswick-Lüneburg [7] | John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Brunswick-Lüneburg) | 8 March 1671 | 11 February 1696 | 29 September 1710 | Rainaldo III | ||
 | Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans [7] [8] | Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (Orléans) | 20 October 1700 | 21 June 1720 | 26 October 1737 husband's accession | 19 January 1761 | Francesco III | |
 | Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina, Duchess of Massa [7] [8] | Alderano I Cybo-Malaspina, Duke of Massa (Cybo Malaspina) | 29 June 1725 | 16 April 1741 | 22 February 1780 husband's accession | 29 December 1790 | Ercole III | |
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Maria Beatrice of Savoy [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia (Savoy) | 6 December 1792 | 20 June 1812 | 1814 husband's accession | 15 September 1840 | Francis IV | |
 | Adelgunde of Bavaria [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | Louis I of Bavaria (Wittelsbach) | 19 March 1823 | 20 March 1842 | 21 January 1846 husband's accession | 11 June 1859 Conquest by Sardinia | 28 January 1914 | Francis V |
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Maria Beatrice d'Este | Ercole III d'Este (Este) | 6 April 1750 | 15 October 1771 | - | - | 14 November 1829 | Ferdinand of Habsburg-Este |
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Maria Beatrice of Savoy [12] [15] | Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia (Savoy) | 6 December 1792 | 20 June 1812 | 1814 husband's restoration | 15 September 1840 | Francis IV [12] [15] | |
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Adelgunde of Bavaria [12] [13] [15] | Louis I of Bavaria (Wittelsbach) | 19 March 1823 | 20 March 1842 | 11 June 1859 Conquest by Sardinia | 20 November 1875 husband's death | 28 January 1914 | Francis V |
 | Zita of Bourbon-Parma [12] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] | Robert I, Duke of Parma (Bourbon-Parma) | 9 May 1892 | 13 June 1911 | 21 November 1916 husband's ascension | 16 April 1917 son became Archduke | 14 March 1989 | Charles |
 | Margherita of Savoy-Aosta [12] [15] | Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta (Savoy) | 7 April 1930 | 29 December 1953 | 7 February 1996 husband's death | - | Robert | |
 | Astrid of Belgium [12] [15] | Albert II of Belgium (Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) | 5 June 1962 | 22 September 1984 | 7 February 1996 husband's ascension | Incumbent | - | Lorenz |
Margherita is an Italian feminine given name. It also is a surname. As a word, in Italian it means "daisy". The name is related to Margaret.
Francis IV Joseph Charles Ambrose Stanislaus was Duke of Modena, Reggio, and Mirandola, Duke of Massa and Prince of Carrara, Archduke of Austria-Este, Royal Prince of Hungary and Bohemia, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece.
This is a list of rulers of the estates owned by the Este family, which main line of Marquesses rose in 1039 with Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan. The name "Este" is related to the city where the family came from, Este.
The House of Habsburg-Este, also known as the House of Austria-Este and holder of the title of Archduke of Austria-Este, is a cadet branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and also descends from the House of Este in the cognatic line. It was created in 1771 with the marriage between Ferdinand of Habsburg-Lorraine and Maria Beatrice d'Este, only daughter of the Duke of Modena, Ercole III d'Este. After the death of Ercole III in 1803, the Modena ruling branch of the Este family's male line ended, and the Habsburg-Este line subsequently inherited his possessions in what is now Italy.
Maria Beatrice of Savoy was Duchess of Modena by marriage to Francis IV, Duke of Modena.
Virginia de' Medici was an Italian princess, a member of the House of Medici and by marriage Duchess of Modena and Reggio.
Margherita Barbara Gonzaga, was an Italian noblewoman, Duchess consort of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio between 1579 and 1597 by marriage to Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio. She was a significant cultural patron in Ferrara and Modena.
Suo jure is a Latin phrase, used in English to mean 'in his own right' or 'in her own right'. In most nobility-related contexts, it means 'in her own right', since in those situations the phrase is normally used of women; in practice, especially in England, a man rarely derives any style or title from his wife although this is seen in other countries when a woman is the last heir of her line. It can be used for a male when such male was initially a 'co-lord' with his father or other family member and upon the death of such family member became the sole ruler or holder of the title "in his own right" (alone).
Barbara of Austria, was an Archduchess of Austria as a member of the House of Habsburg and by marriage Duchess consort of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio during 1565–1572.
Lucrezia de' Medici was a member of the House of Medici and by marriage Duchess consort of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio from 1558 to 1561.
Emilia is a historical region of northern Italy, which approximately corresponds to the western and the north-eastern portions of the modern region of Emilia-Romagna, with the area of Romagna forming the remainder of the modern region.
Maria Theresa of Austria-Este was Queen of Sardinia as the wife of Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia. She was born an archduchess of Austria-Este and a princess of Modena as the daughter of Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este, and Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa. Her husband’s reign as King of Sardinia ended in abdication in 1821, when he elected his brother Charles Felix king after a liberal revolution, during which Victor Emmanuel proved unwilling to accept a liberal constitution. She was a part of the then newly-founded House of Austria-Este.
Maria Beatrice d’Este was the last descendant of the House of Este, of the House of Cybo-Malaspina and, through her maternal grandmother Ricciarda, also of the House of Gonzaga of Novellara and Bagnolo. Ducal princess of Modena and Reggio, she became the sovereign duchess of Massa and Carrara from 1790 until 1796 and from 1815 until her death in 1829. Through her marriage, she was co-founder of the new House of Austria-Este.
Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este was a member of the House of Austria-Este and Archduchess of Austria, Princess of Hungary, Bohemia, and Modena by birth. Henri was disputedly King of France and Navarre from 2 to 9 August 1830 and afterwards the Legitimist pretender to the throne of France from 1844 to 1883. Maria Theresa was the eldest child of Francis IV, Duke of Modena and his niece-wife Maria Beatrice of Savoy.
Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina was the sovereign Duchess of Massa and Princess of Carrara from 1731 until her death in 1790, and from 1780 she also formally held the title of Duchess consort of Modena and Reggio, thanks to her unhappy marriage to Ercole III d'Este.
There have been duchesses of Bouillon, in present-day Belgium, since the tenth century.
Lucrezia d'Este 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.
