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About Ippolito II d'Este
Ippolito (II) d'Este was an Italian cardinal and statesman. He was a member of the House of Este, and nephew of the other Ippolito d'Este, also a cardinal. He despoiled the then 1,400-year-old Hadrian's Villa, built by the Roman emperor Hadrian, removing marbles and statues from it to decorate his own villa, the Villa d'Este.
Everything about Ippolito II d'Este →- Occupation
- Catholic priest, Catholic bishop, archbishop, patron of the arts
- Position held
- cardinal-deacon, Archbishop of Arles, Roman Catholic bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, diocesan bishop
- Citizenship
- France
- Born
- August 25, 1509
- Died
- December 2, 1572