Este
[es-tey]
- a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
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Ancient Ateste.
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Historical Examples
The Este had built a number of residences in the city, which they occupied in turn.
Lucretia BorgiaFerdinand Gregorovius
In this way the Este established the first tyranny on the ruins of a commune.
Lucretia BorgiaFerdinand Gregorovius
Such were the Este whom Ariosto in his poem lauded to the skies.
Lucretia BorgiaFerdinand Gregorovius
Maximilian's letters are not in the Este archives but in Vienna.
Lucretia BorgiaFerdinand Gregorovius
The Este first appeared there about the end of the twelfth century.
Lucretia BorgiaFerdinand Gregorovius
Este
- a noble family of Italy founded by Alberto Azzo II (996–1097), who was invested with the town of Este in NE Italy as a fief of the Holy Roman Empire. The family governed Ferrara (13th–16th centuries), Modena, and Reggio (13th–18th centuries)
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