- Ippolito II d'Este
Ippolito (II) d'Este (
1509 -December 2 ,1572 ) was an Italian cardinal. He was a member of theHouse of Este , and nephew of the otherIppolito d'Este , also a cardinal.Biography
He was born in
Ferrara ,Italy , the son of DukeAlfonso I d'Este andLucrezia Borgia .In 1519 he inherited the
archbishopric of Milan from his uncle.Pope Paulus III created him cardinal in theconsistory of20 December ,1538 . Later he was appointed as "protector" of France at the court of King Francis I.In 1550 he was governor of
Tivoli .Disgusted by the intrigues rising against him, and tired by the political duties, he died in Rome after a short illness. He was buried in Tivoli's church of Santa Maria Maggiore, next to his villa.
Patronage of the arts
A lover of luxuries and magnificence, he had the
Villa d'Este built in Tivoli by Mannerist architectPirro Ligorio , to match the other palaces he was building in Rome. Ippolito d'Este also helped to sponsor the career of the composer Palestrina. [cite book | last = Hollingsworth | title = The Cardinal's Hat
pages = p. 1 ]Archival collection
Some of Ippolito's letters and account books from his household, have survived. This collection, including more than 2,000 letters and over 200 account books, is housed in the archives in
Modena , a hereditary seat of the Este family. These materials form the basis for Mary Hollingsworth's book, "The Cardinal's Hat: Money, Ambition, and Everyday Life in the Court of a Borgia Prince", a social history of Ippolito d'Este and his times. [cite book | last = Hollingsworth | title = The Cardinal's Hat | pages = p. 1 ]References
Notes
General references
* cite book
last = Hollingsworth
first = Mary
title = The Cardinal's Hat
year = 2005
publisher = Overlook Press
location = Woodstock & NY
isbn = 1-58567-680-2
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