House of Este

House of Este
*Casa d'Este*

*Estensi*
House of Este; Casa d'Este; Estensi
Princely noble family
	Arms of the House of Este (1239–1431)
Parent family	Obertenghi
Country	Duchy of Ferrara; Duchy of Modena and Reggio; Papal States
Etymology	From the town of Este
Founded	1097
Founder	Fulco I of Este
Final ruler	Ercole III (Modena); Maria Beatrice (Massa & Carrara)
Titles	List Marquis of Este; (1097–1463); Marquis of Ferrara; (1208–1471); Duke of Ferrara; (1471–1598); Duke of Modena and Reggio; (1452–1803); Duke of Massa and Prince of Carrara; (1790–1829); Duke of Breisgau; (1801–1805);
Connected families	House of Malaspina; House of Pallavicini; House of Borgia;
Motto	Ab Insomni Non Custodita Dracone; (Unattended by the tireless dragon)
Heirlooms	Galleria Estense
Estate(s)	Castello Estense (Ferrara); Ducal Palace (Modena); List Palazzo dei Diamanti (Ferrara); Palazzo Paradiso (Ferrara); Palazzo Schifanoia (Ferrara); Palazzina Marfisa d’Este (Ferrara); Ducal Palace (Sassuolo); Rocca Estense (St. Felice sul Panaro); Delizia di Belriguardo (Voghiera); Palazzo Estense (Varese); Villa d'Este (Cernobbio); Villa d'Este (Tivoli); Castello del Catajo (Padua); Palais Modena (Vienna);
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, US: /ˈɛsteɪ/ EST-ay, 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). This branch's male line became extinct with the death of Ercole III in 1803.

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