Individual Details
Folco I d'Este
(1070 - 1136)
According to Wikipedia:
Folco I d'Este ( 1070 - 1136 ) succeeded his father Alberto Azzo II d'Este as lord of Este , a citizen of the Paduan area . He was the ancestor of the Italian line of the Casa d'Este .
He was the third son of Alberto Azzo II d'Este, the second born of his second wife, Garsenda [1] [2] . The older brother was actually a half-brother; in fact Guelph was born of his father's first wife, Cunegonda . The second son Ugo instead had the same parents.
After the death of his father, which occurred in 1097 , Folco inherited the Italian possessions of the family, which were located in Veneto , around Mantua , Padua , Treviso and Verona , while his half-brother Guelfo inherited the lands north of the Alps , in Bavaria . The latter, however, did not peacefully accept his father's decision and tried unsuccessfully to conquer the lands assigned to Folco, supported by the powerful Bavarian family line, the Welfen . In 1070 Folco's brother, Ugo , became Earl of Maine , inheriting the lands of their maternal grandfather and moving to France [3] .
The Estensi, the Italian branch, and Ferrara
While the brothers moved their interests to the Germanic and French lands Folco, who had five children (perhaps six), founded the Italian branch of the family. The names of the Estensi linked to the title of marquis appear for the first time in a document in 1171, therefore long after the death of Folco I, who always remained linked to the city of Este . Only his son and heir Obizzo then moved to Ferrara (although alternating his home between Este and the Emilian city), thus linking the fate of the city and the family for the following centuries [4] .
Lineage
Folco I married in 1109 and had six children:
Azzo IV (? -1145 approximately)
Bonifazio (? -1163)
Folco (? -1178 approximately)
Obizzo (1110-1193), his successor
Beatrice (1075-1110), perhaps married in 1108 Alfonso VI of León or a member of the Catanei family of Lendinara. Its authorship is uncertain [5]
Alberto (? -1184)
Notes
^ Nota-CMGoldoni speaks explicitly of Garsenda, not of Gersenda
^ Antonio Neumayr, Illustration of Prato della Valle or the Piazza delle statues in Padua , on books.google.it , p. 38. URL consulted on 9 October 2015 .
"Ugo and Folco were born from Garsenda . "
^ CMGoldoni , pp . 33,34 and 39 .
^ C. Bass 2 , pp . 31,32 .
^ Carluccio Frison, FOLCO , on treccani.it . URL consulted on 10 October 2015 .
"He left several children: Obizzo, Bonifacio, Folco (II), Alberto, Azzo (IV) and, it seems, Beatrice" .
Bibliography
Carlo Bassi, Short but truthful history of Ferrara , Ferrara, 2G Libri, 2015, ISBN 88-89248-06-8 .
Giacomo Delayto Annales Estenses , Milan, 1731 book XVIII
Claudio Maria Goldoni, Estense Atlas - A thousand years in the history of Europe - The Estensi in Ferrara, Modena, Reggio, Garfagnana and Massa Carrara , Modena, Edizioni Artestampa, 2011, ISBN 978-88-6462-005-3 .
Pompeo Litta, famous families of Italy. D'Este , Turin, 1835, non-existent ISBN.
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According to Wikipedia:
Folco I d'Este ( 1070 - 1136 ) succeeded his father Alberto Azzo II d'Este as lord of Este , a citizen of the Paduan area . He was the ancestor of the Italian line of the Casa d'Este .
He was the third son of Alberto Azzo II d'Este, the second born of his second wife, Garsenda [1] [2] . The older brother was actually a half-brother; in fact Guelph was born of his father's first wife, Cunegonda . The second son Ugo instead had the same parents.
After the death of his father, which occurred in 1097 , Folco inherited the Italian possessions of the family, which were located in Veneto , around Mantua , Padua , Treviso and Verona , while his half-brother Guelfo inherited the lands north of the Alps , in Bavaria . The latter, however, did not peacefully accept his father's decision and tried unsuccessfully to conquer the lands assigned to Folco, supported by the powerful Bavarian family line, the Welfen . In 1070 Folco's brother, Ugo , became Earl of Maine , inheriting the lands of their maternal grandfather and moving to France [3] .
The Estensi, the Italian branch, and Ferrara
While the brothers moved their interests to the Germanic and French lands Folco, who had five children (perhaps six), founded the Italian branch of the family. The names of the Estensi linked to the title of marquis appear for the first time in a document in 1171, therefore long after the death of Folco I, who always remained linked to the city of Este . Only his son and heir Obizzo then moved to Ferrara (although alternating his home between Este and the Emilian city), thus linking the fate of the city and the family for the following centuries [4] .
Lineage
Folco I married in 1109 and had six children:
Azzo IV (? -1145 approximately)
Bonifazio (? -1163)
Folco (? -1178 approximately)
Obizzo (1110-1193), his successor
Beatrice (1075-1110), perhaps married in 1108 Alfonso VI of León or a member of the Catanei family of Lendinara. Its authorship is uncertain [5]
Alberto (? -1184)
Notes
^ Nota-CMGoldoni speaks explicitly of Garsenda, not of Gersenda
^ Antonio Neumayr, Illustration of Prato della Valle or the Piazza delle statues in Padua , on books.google.it , p. 38. URL consulted on 9 October 2015 .
"Ugo and Folco were born from Garsenda . "
^ CMGoldoni , pp . 33,34 and 39 .
^ C. Bass 2 , pp . 31,32 .
^ Carluccio Frison, FOLCO , on treccani.it . URL consulted on 10 October 2015 .
"He left several children: Obizzo, Bonifacio, Folco (II), Alberto, Azzo (IV) and, it seems, Beatrice" .
Bibliography
Carlo Bassi, Short but truthful history of Ferrara , Ferrara, 2G Libri, 2015, ISBN 88-89248-06-8 .
Giacomo Delayto Annales Estenses , Milan, 1731 book XVIII
Claudio Maria Goldoni, Estense Atlas - A thousand years in the history of Europe - The Estensi in Ferrara, Modena, Reggio, Garfagnana and Massa Carrara , Modena, Edizioni Artestampa, 2011, ISBN 978-88-6462-005-3 .
Pompeo Litta, famous families of Italy. D'Este , Turin, 1835, non-existent ISBN.
Folco I d'Este ( 1070 - 1136 ) succeeded his father Alberto Azzo II d'Este as lord of Este , a citizen of the Paduan area . He was the ancestor of the Italian line of the Casa d'Este .
He was the third son of Alberto Azzo II d'Este, the second born of his second wife, Garsenda [1] [2] . The older brother was actually a half-brother; in fact Guelph was born of his father's first wife, Cunegonda . The second son Ugo instead had the same parents.
After the death of his father, which occurred in 1097 , Folco inherited the Italian possessions of the family, which were located in Veneto , around Mantua , Padua , Treviso and Verona , while his half-brother Guelfo inherited the lands north of the Alps , in Bavaria . The latter, however, did not peacefully accept his father's decision and tried unsuccessfully to conquer the lands assigned to Folco, supported by the powerful Bavarian family line, the Welfen . In 1070 Folco's brother, Ugo , became Earl of Maine , inheriting the lands of their maternal grandfather and moving to France [3] .
The Estensi, the Italian branch, and Ferrara
While the brothers moved their interests to the Germanic and French lands Folco, who had five children (perhaps six), founded the Italian branch of the family. The names of the Estensi linked to the title of marquis appear for the first time in a document in 1171, therefore long after the death of Folco I, who always remained linked to the city of Este . Only his son and heir Obizzo then moved to Ferrara (although alternating his home between Este and the Emilian city), thus linking the fate of the city and the family for the following centuries [4] .
Lineage
Folco I married in 1109 and had six children:
Azzo IV (? -1145 approximately)
Bonifazio (? -1163)
Folco (? -1178 approximately)
Obizzo (1110-1193), his successor
Beatrice (1075-1110), perhaps married in 1108 Alfonso VI of León or a member of the Catanei family of Lendinara. Its authorship is uncertain [5]
Alberto (? -1184)
Notes
^ Nota-CMGoldoni speaks explicitly of Garsenda, not of Gersenda
^ Antonio Neumayr, Illustration of Prato della Valle or the Piazza delle statues in Padua , on books.google.it , p. 38. URL consulted on 9 October 2015 .
"Ugo and Folco were born from Garsenda . "
^ CMGoldoni , pp . 33,34 and 39 .
^ C. Bass 2 , pp . 31,32 .
^ Carluccio Frison, FOLCO , on treccani.it . URL consulted on 10 October 2015 .
"He left several children: Obizzo, Bonifacio, Folco (II), Alberto, Azzo (IV) and, it seems, Beatrice" .
Bibliography
Carlo Bassi, Short but truthful history of Ferrara , Ferrara, 2G Libri, 2015, ISBN 88-89248-06-8 .
Giacomo Delayto Annales Estenses , Milan, 1731 book XVIII
Claudio Maria Goldoni, Estense Atlas - A thousand years in the history of Europe - The Estensi in Ferrara, Modena, Reggio, Garfagnana and Massa Carrara , Modena, Edizioni Artestampa, 2011, ISBN 978-88-6462-005-3 .
Pompeo Litta, famous families of Italy. D'Este , Turin, 1835, non-existent ISBN.
-- MERGED NOTE ------------
According to Wikipedia:
Folco I d'Este ( 1070 - 1136 ) succeeded his father Alberto Azzo II d'Este as lord of Este , a citizen of the Paduan area . He was the ancestor of the Italian line of the Casa d'Este .
He was the third son of Alberto Azzo II d'Este, the second born of his second wife, Garsenda [1] [2] . The older brother was actually a half-brother; in fact Guelph was born of his father's first wife, Cunegonda . The second son Ugo instead had the same parents.
After the death of his father, which occurred in 1097 , Folco inherited the Italian possessions of the family, which were located in Veneto , around Mantua , Padua , Treviso and Verona , while his half-brother Guelfo inherited the lands north of the Alps , in Bavaria . The latter, however, did not peacefully accept his father's decision and tried unsuccessfully to conquer the lands assigned to Folco, supported by the powerful Bavarian family line, the Welfen . In 1070 Folco's brother, Ugo , became Earl of Maine , inheriting the lands of their maternal grandfather and moving to France [3] .
The Estensi, the Italian branch, and Ferrara
While the brothers moved their interests to the Germanic and French lands Folco, who had five children (perhaps six), founded the Italian branch of the family. The names of the Estensi linked to the title of marquis appear for the first time in a document in 1171, therefore long after the death of Folco I, who always remained linked to the city of Este . Only his son and heir Obizzo then moved to Ferrara (although alternating his home between Este and the Emilian city), thus linking the fate of the city and the family for the following centuries [4] .
Lineage
Folco I married in 1109 and had six children:
Azzo IV (? -1145 approximately)
Bonifazio (? -1163)
Folco (? -1178 approximately)
Obizzo (1110-1193), his successor
Beatrice (1075-1110), perhaps married in 1108 Alfonso VI of León or a member of the Catanei family of Lendinara. Its authorship is uncertain [5]
Alberto (? -1184)
Notes
^ Nota-CMGoldoni speaks explicitly of Garsenda, not of Gersenda
^ Antonio Neumayr, Illustration of Prato della Valle or the Piazza delle statues in Padua , on books.google.it , p. 38. URL consulted on 9 October 2015 .
"Ugo and Folco were born from Garsenda . "
^ CMGoldoni , pp . 33,34 and 39 .
^ C. Bass 2 , pp . 31,32 .
^ Carluccio Frison, FOLCO , on treccani.it . URL consulted on 10 October 2015 .
"He left several children: Obizzo, Bonifacio, Folco (II), Alberto, Azzo (IV) and, it seems, Beatrice" .
Bibliography
Carlo Bassi, Short but truthful history of Ferrara , Ferrara, 2G Libri, 2015, ISBN 88-89248-06-8 .
Giacomo Delayto Annales Estenses , Milan, 1731 book XVIII
Claudio Maria Goldoni, Estense Atlas - A thousand years in the history of Europe - The Estensi in Ferrara, Modena, Reggio, Garfagnana and Massa Carrara , Modena, Edizioni Artestampa, 2011, ISBN 978-88-6462-005-3 .
Pompeo Litta, famous families of Italy. D'Este , Turin, 1835, non-existent ISBN.
Events
| Birth | 1070 | ||||
| Marriage | 1109 | ||||
| Death | 1136 |
Families
| Child | Obizzo I d'Este (1100 - 1193) |
| Father | Alberto Azzo II d'Este (1009 - 1097) |
| Mother | Gersenda of Maine (1030 - 1071) |