Laura Dianti (Early sixteenth century in Ferrara[1] – 25 June 1573 in Ferrara, Italy) was an Italian woman. She was a lover and possible third wife of Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara.
Biography
editLaura Dianti was born the daughter of Francesco Boccacci Dianti (d. 1542). She became a mistress of Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1476-1534) after the death of his second wife, Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander VI. Laura was most probably his third wife.[1] She was also known under the pseudonym Eustochia.
Issue
editThe couple had two sons:
- Alfonso d'Este, Marquis of Montecchio (1527-1587),[2] married firstly Giulia della Rovere and had issue (Dukes of Modena); married secondly in 1584 Violante Signa (1546-1609) and had issue.
- Alfonsino d'Este, Marchese di Castelnuovo (1530-1547)[2]
References
edit- ^ a b S. Pellizzer, «DIANTI, Laura», in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia italiana Treccani, Roma (on-line)
- ^ a b Bartlett 2013, p. 194.
Source
edit- Bartlett, Kenneth R. (2013). A Short History of the Italian Renaissance. University of Toronto Press.