Isabella d’ Este was known as the “First Woman of the Renaissance”. Isabella was borin in 1474, and died in 1539. She was a great woman who was a political ruler, an inventor, the patron of arts, a mother of seven children, and a musician. Her parents were the Duke and Duchess of Ferrara, and luckily for Isabella, her father believed in gender equality, so she had royal education when she was a child. She was the eldest child of six children, but she was the most favoured. At the age of six, she was bethrothed to Francesco Gonzaga! At the age of 16, she could speak Greek and Latin fluently, play the lute, sing, dance, and debate with elders. Also at the age of 16, she was married to Francesco. She had famous artists like Leonardo Da Vinci paint her portrait. She had her first child at December. She used to take care of the country and prevent it from getting captured numerous times when her husband was either captured or sick.
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