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Anna d'Este | |
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Duchess consort of Nemours prev Duchess consort of Guise | |
Born | 16 November 1531 Ferrara, Italy |
Died | 17 May 1607 Paris, France | (aged 75)
Spouse | |
Issue | Henry I, Duke of Guise Catherine, Duchess of Montpensier Charles, Duke of Mayenne Louis II, Cardinal of Guise Charles Emmanuel, Duke of Nemours Henri I, Duke of Nemours |
House | Este |
Father | Ercole II d'Este |
Mother | Renée of France |
Anna d'Este (16 November 1531 – 17 May 1607) was an important princess with considerable influence at the court of France and a central figure in the French Wars of Religion. In her first marriage she was Duchess of Aumale, then of Guise, in her second marriage Duchess of Nemours and Genevois.