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Eleonora d'Este (1537–1581)
Eleonora
d'Este
was a
Ferrarese
noblewoman
. She was the
fourth
daughter
of
Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
and his
wife
Renée of France
, the second daughter of
Louis XII of France
and
Anne of Brittany
. She and her
elder
sister
Lucrezia d'Este
were the dedicatees of
Torquato
Tasso's
poem
O figlie
di
Renata
.