Duchy of Modena and Reggio

Duchy of Modena and Reggio
*Ducatus Mutinae et Regii* (Latin)
*Ducato di Modena e Reggio* (Italian)
*Duchêt ed Mòdna e Rèz^[1]* (Emilian)
Duchy of Modena and Reggio Ducatus Mutinae et Regii (Latin); Ducato di Modena e Reggio (Italian); Duchêt ed Mòdna e Rèz (Emilian);
1452–1796; 1814–1859
	Top: State Flag (1830–1859); Bottom: Civil Flag (1830–1859) Coat of arms used from 1830 until 1859
	Motto: Dextera Domini exaltavit me; (Latin for 'The right hand of the Lord ‘has’ exalted me')
	Anthem: Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser; "God Save Emperor Francis" ; Popular Hymn; ("Prayers to be sung during the Mass and the Blessing of the Blessed Sacrament by the Este's troops");
	The Duchy of Modena and Reggio in 1815
	The intricate southern border area of the Duchy at the end of 1815, following the acquisition of the former imperial fiefdoms of Lunigiana.
Capital	Modena
Common languages	Latin (until 17th century); Italian (from 18th century); Emilian;
Religion	Catholicism
Government	Duchy
Duke
• 1452–1471	Borso d'Este (first)
• 1846–1859	Francesco V (last)
Historical era	Early modern era
• Created	1452
• Conquered by France	1796
• Re-established	1814
• Merged to form the United Provinces of Central Italy	1859
Population
• Estimate	605,000
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)
	Duchy of Mirandola
	County of Novellara and Bagnolo
	Duchy of Ferrara
	Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)
	Duchy of Massa and Carrara
	Marquisate of Fosdinovo
	Duchy of Guastalla
	Cispadane Republic
Cispadane Republic
United Provinces of Central Italy
Today part of	Italy

The Duchy of Modena and Reggio (Italian: Ducato di Modena e Reggio; Latin: Ducatus Mutinae et Regii; Emilian: Duchêt ed Mòdna e Rèz^[3]) was an Italian state created in 1452 located in Northwestern Italy, in the present day region of Emilia-Romagna. It was ruled since its establishment by the noble House of Este, and since 1814 by the Austria-Este branch of the family.^[4] The Este dynasty was a great sponsor of the arts, making the Duchy a cultural reference during the Renaissance and Baroque periods.^[5]^[6]

^ L'Aşèj Balsâmich
^ Mariani. Almanacco etrusco cronologico statistico mercantile (in Italian). pp. 214–215.
^ Francesco III d'Este
^ Trudy Ring; Robert M. Salkin; Sharon La Boda (1 January 1996). International Dictionary of Historic Places: Southern Europe. Taylor & Francis. pp. 446–. ISBN 978-1-884964-02-2. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
^ Costa, Carla. "Modena barocca". baroque, arte e cultura nel periodo barocco (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-04-23.
^ "Gli Este. Rinascimento e Barocco a Ferrara e Modena - S. Casciu - M. Toffanello - Libro - Franco Cosimo Panini - Arte estensi | IBS". www.ibs.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-04-23.

[1] L'Aşèj Balsâmich

[2] Mariani. Almanacco etrusco cronologico statistico mercantile (in Italian). pp. 214–215.

[3] Francesco III d'Este

[RingSalkin1996-4] Trudy Ring; Robert M. Salkin; Sharon La Boda (1 January 1996). International Dictionary of Historic Places: Southern Europe. Taylor & Francis. pp. 446–. ISBN 978-1-884964-02-2. Retrieved 21 February 2011.

[5] Costa, Carla. "Modena barocca". baroque, arte e cultura nel periodo barocco (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-04-23.

[6] "Gli Este. Rinascimento e Barocco a Ferrara e Modena - S. Casciu - M. Toffanello - Libro - Franco Cosimo Panini - Arte estensi | IBS". www.ibs.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-04-23.

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