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Duchy of Modena and Reggio

1452–1859

The House of Este ruled Ferrara, Modena and Reggio; when Ferrara reverted to the Papacy in 1598, the Este capital moved to Modena. Modena and Reggio were raised to a duchy for Borso d'Este in 1452 (as an imperial fief).

Existed
1452–1859
Shown on the map
1815–1847, 1849–1859 (2 periods)
Peak area
7k km²
Region
Europe

Overview

The House of Este ruled Ferrara, Modena and Reggio; when Ferrara reverted to the Papacy in 1598, the Este capital moved to Modena. Modena and Reggio were raised to a duchy for Borso d'Este in 1452 (as an imperial fief). The Este (and after 1814 the Austria-Este branch) ruled until the Napoleonic period disrupted the state (it was folded into the Cispadane and Cisalpine Republics). Restored in 1814, the reactionary duchy under Francis IV and Francis V was annexed to Italy in 1859–1860.

Common questions

What was the Duchy of Modena and Reggio?
The House of Este ruled Ferrara, Modena and Reggio; when Ferrara reverted to the Papacy in 1598, the Este capital moved to Modena. Modena and Reggio were raised to a duchy for Borso d'Este in 1452 (as an imperial fief).
When did the Duchy of Modena and Reggio exist?
The Duchy of Modena and Reggio existed 1452–1859. On this map it is drawn 1815–1847, 1849–1859.
How large was the Duchy of Modena and Reggio?
At its greatest extent drawn on this map, the Duchy of Modena and Reggio covered about 7,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.

Sources

This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia articles for each polity as the primary basis, cross-checked against Encyclopædia Britannica, the World History Encyclopedia and the scholarship of Donald Queller, Thomas Madden and Jonathan Harris on the Fourth Crusade, whose post-conspiracy reading of 1204 this document follows. The article this entry is anchored on:

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Border geometry for the map itself comes from Cliopatria v0.12 (Seshat Global History Databank, CC-BY-4.0).

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