Beatrice d'Este (1475 – 1497). Duchess of Bari and Milan by marriage to Ludovico Sforza (known as "il Moro"). She was one of the most important personalities of the time and, despite her short life, she was a major player in Italian politics. A woman of culture, an important patron, a leader in fashion: alongside her illustrious husband she made Milan one of the greatest capitals of the European Renaissance. With her own determination and bellicose nature, she was the soul of the Milanese resistance against the enemy French during the first of the Italian Wars.
She was the second child of Ercole I d'Este and Eleonora d'Aragona.
Mother of Maximilian Sforza and sister of Isabella d'Este.
Below, two portraits of Beatrice d'Este.
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| Ludovico Sforza and Beatrice d'Este |
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| Lunette of Beatrice d'Este in Palazzo degli Atellani in Milan, early sixteenth century, perhaps by Bernardino Luini. |
And below, three presumed portraits of Beatrice d'Este.
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| 1510 circa, by Alessandro Araldi |
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| Portrait of a Lady in Profile, by Bernardino de' Conti (circle of Leonardo da Vinci) |
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| Portrait of a Young Lady, c. 1500, from the circle of Leonardo da Vinci |
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