Este


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Es·te

 (ĕs′tā)
Italian noble family that prospered from the late 10th to the early 19th century and exerted great influence on Renaissance literature through its support of poets and dramatists such as Ariosto and Tasso.
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Este

(ˈɛstɪ)
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(Biography) a noble family of Italy founded by Alberto Azzo II (996–1097), who was invested with the town of Este in NE Italy as a fief of the Holy Roman Empire. The family governed Ferrara (13th–16th centuries), Modena, and Reggio (13th–18th centuries)
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[*] Duke Lodovico was Lodovico Moro, a son of Francesco Sforza, who married Beatrice d'Este. He ruled over Milan from 1494 to 1500, and died in 1510.
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Nearly four hundred and fifty years ago, a Candian named Stammato, in the suite of a prince of the house of Este, was allowed to view the riches of St.
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They are all sketches made about the Villa d'Este, you see.
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Si bien este termino lleva utilizandose desde mediados de los anos 90, parece que en la actualidad tiene una mayor notoriedad en el panorama social.
GALLEGO MATELLAN, Mar (2015) Educacion emocional con y sin TDAH

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