Ercole III. d'Este
Ercole III. Rinaldo d'Este (* 22. November 1727; † 14. October 1803) was the third son, the oldest arises become, the duke Francesco III. d'Este from Modena and Reggio. It inherited the titles and properties of its father with its death to 22. February 1780.
In the consequence of the French revolution Ercole III. became. to 6. October 1796 set off. The two duchies were explained as the Cispadani republic, which came up in the year after into the Cisalpini republic. The herzogliche family was compensated 1801 in peacetime by Lunéville with that mash gau and the Ortenau; 1803 died Ercole III. d'Este as a last male family member, his daughter Maria Beatrice brought the inheritance to the having citizens to and became the Begründerin of the line Austria Este.
Ercole III. married to 16. April 1741 Maria Teresia Cybo (* 29. June 1725; † 25. December 1790) Daughter of the Alberigo Cybo duke of Massa and Carrara, heiress of Massa and Carrara 1743. The pair had two children:
- Maria Beatrice d'Este (* 6. April 1750; † 14. November 1829) Duchess of Massa and Carrara 1790-1797 and starting from 1816 ∞ 15. October 1771 Ferdinand Erherzog of Austria (* 1. June 1754; † 24. December 1806)
- Rinaldo d'Este (* 4. January 1753; † 5. May 1753)
| Predecessor Francesco III. | Duke of Modena and Reggio 1780 - 1796 | successors -- |
| Person data | |
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| NAME | Ercole III. Rinaldo d'Este |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | duke of Modena and Reggio |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 22. November 1727 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DYING DATE | 14. October 1803 |
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