The Dukes of Modena, Este and Habsburg-Este

[synnadene]

Please post pics about:

Ferdinand Karl Anton (son of Emperor Francis Stephan and Maria Theresia)
his wife: Maria Beatrice Riccarda di Este

children:
Francis IV. of Modena-Este
Maria Theresia, Queen of Sardinia-Piemont
Maria Leopoldine, wife of Karl Theodor of Pfalz
Ferdinand Karl (1781-1850)
Maximilian Joseph (1782-1863)
Karl Ambrosius, Archbishop of Gran (Esztergom)
Maria Ludovika, Empress of Austria

Francis IV.
wife: Maria Beatrice of Savoy

children:
Maria Theresia, Duchess of Chambord
Francis V.
Ferdinand (1821-1849)
Maria Beatrice, Princess of Bourbon-Braganca

Francis V.
wife: Adelgunde of Bavaria

[Eric_Lowe]

Marie Leopldine was quite a spunky woman who fought with her Bavarian husband, who rue the day she became his wife.

[Eric_Lowe]

Yes...Marie Leopoldine was actually quite friendly with the old Bavarian's successor, Max of Zweibrucken (who later became King Max I of Bavaria). He permit her to marry the man of her choice, and she was always a welcome guest at the court in Munich. After being barren with her first husband, she did became fruitful with the second.

[crotalo]

Please. I would like to know something about Maria Theresa Cybo Malaspina, Duchess of Modena, Sovereign princess of Massa and Carrara. It seems to have been an illustrated woman who did a lot for the duchy. I have not a good portrait of her, really only a coin.

[pentetorri]

Does anybody have any pics or info of the many villas and palaces of the Dukes of Modena?

[pentetorri]

[pentetorri]

That's a pic of Villa Pentetorri del Duca which was situated where Parco XXII Aprile is now in Modena. For some reason the painting says "quattro torri" (italian for four towers)  but in fact it had five towers. This pic is from a ceiling decoration from  Villa Sassuolo.

[crotalo]

I start this topic about Este family. There are two interesting about palaces and about Habsbourg-Este dukes. Please post info or portraits.

[crotalo]

Lucretia di Medici, duchessa di Modena e Reggio

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The most celebrated Lucretia Borgia

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La Duchessa Carlota di Brunwick-Lüneberg

[crotalo]

Maria Beatrice di Savoia, Duchess of Modena and Reggio,Princess of Massa e Carrara, married Francesco IV, the son and heir of the Duchy (Austria-Este).

Francesco IV was son of Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria and Maria Beatrice di Este, who was the last Este heiress ( two Beatrice succeded, one as legitime heiress, the second as consort duchess)

[crotalo]

Francesco IV

[ipflo]

Vasca Corbelli/Villa d'este

Again an other villa of D'Estes near Rivalta:

http://www.municipio.re.it/ambiente/infoambsito.nsf/A99A412F6B1F7642C1256EC400307492/7D399883E7E1F34FC1256EDF003FCAFA?opendocument

[ipflo]

Also in the neigboorhood of Rivalta was:

Villa Corbelli/Rivaltella

http://www.municipio.re.it/ambiente/infoambsito.nsf/A99A412F6B1F7642C1256EC400307492/FFD93529EE496084C1256EDF003FCB5D?opendocument