Ippolito II d'Este

Ippolito II d'Este
Ippolito II d'Este
Born	25 August 1509 Ferrara, Italy
Died	2 December 1572(1572-12-02) (aged 63)
Noble family	Este
Father	Alfonso I d'Este
Mother	Lucrezia Borgia
Occupation	Cardinal of Santa Maria in Aquiro

Ippolito (II) d'Este (25 August 1509 – 2 December 1572) 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 is perhaps best known for his despoliation of 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.